1. (a) Each applicant for an initial advanced registered nurse practitioner license shall:

   1. (1) Meet the general requirements of Nur 302.01;
   2. (2) Hold a current and unencumbered RN license issued by the OPLC or a multi-state license issued by another compact state;

   3. (3) Have either:

      1. a. Earned a graduate degree in an accredited advanced registered nurse practitioner education program; or
      2. b. Graduated before July 1, 2004 from a APRN education program or its equivalent accredited by a national accrediting body that meets the requirements of Nur 600;
   4. (4) Be competent to practice as a result of graduation from an educational program that complies with (3) above that has been recognized by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing in the specialty area of practice;
   5. (5) Hold current certification from a national certifying body, recognized by the by National Council of State Boards of Nursing, that specializes in the APRN area of practice;
   6. (6) Have used advanced practice nursing knowledge, judgment, and skills for at least 400 hours within the 4 years immediately preceding the application; and

   7. (7) If the applicant graduated from an advanced nurse practitioner program 2 or more years prior to the date of application, taken:

      1. a. At least 30 educational contact hours to satisfy the requirements of RN continuing competence; and
      2. b. An additional 30 hours, at least 5 of which shall be training in pharmacology appropriate to the specialty, within 2 years immediately prior to date of application.
2. (b) Current certification as described in (a)(5) above may be counted for 30 of the 60 contact hour requirement of (a)(7).

Source. (See Revision Note #1 at chapter heading for Nur 100) #5887, eff 8-26-94; ss by #6778, eff 6-26-98; ss by #8664, INTERIM, eff 6-24-06, EXPIRED: 12-21-06 New. #8873, eff 4-24-07; ss by #9395, eff 2-25-09; ss by #10298, eff 3-22-13, EXPIRED: 3-22-23 New. #13886, eff 4-22-24