(1)(a) An applicant for licensure as an LPN, RN, Certified Nurse Midwife, or APRN shall pass the applicable licensure or certification examination within five years of the applicant's date of graduation from the approved education program, except as provided in Subsection (1)(b).
- (b) An individual specializing in psychiatric mental health nursing shall complete the applicable certification examination before beginning the 3,000 hours of required psychiatric clinical and mental health therapy practice.
- (c) An individual who does not pass the licensure or certification examination pursuant to Subsection (1)(a) or (b) shall complete another approved nursing education program before again attempting to pass the licensure or certification examination.
- (2) An applicant for certification as an MAC shall pass the NCSBN Medication Aide Certification Examination within one year of completing the approved training program.
KEY: licensing, nurses
Date of Last Change: January 16, 2025
Notice of Continuation: October 27, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 58-31b-101; 58-1-106(1)(a); 58-1-202(1)(a)