An applicant for advanced licensure who possesses a current registered nurse license, and has submitted a complete application, the required fee, and evidence of meeting all educational requirements, may be issued a ninety-day temporary advanced practice registered nurse permit for practice in an advanced practice registered nurse category if the applicant:

1. Is applying for licensure under section 54-05-03.1-04;

2. Has applied as a first-time candidate to the next national nursing certification examination for the advanced practice registered nurse category;

3. Is awaiting certification results based upon initial application; or

4. Temporary permit will not include prescriptive authority.

History: Effective March 1, 1992; amended effective November 1, 1996; April 1, 2011.

General Authority: NDCC 43-12.1-08

Law Implemented: NDCC 43-12.1-09(2)(c)(d)