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CHAPTER 314 REGISTERED NURSES -- PRACTICAL NURSES
314.041 Registered nurse license -- Clinical internship -- Use of "R.N.A." by provisional licensee -- Use of "R.N." -- Inactive status -- Reinstatement -- Limited license.
Download pdfLimited license. (1) An applicant for a license to practice as a registered nurse shall file with the board a written application for a license and submit evidence, verified by oath, that the
applicant:
(a) Has completed the basic curriculum for preparing registered nurses in an approved school of nursing and has completed requirements for graduation
therefrom; (b) Has fulfilled the requirements of KRS 214.615(1); and
(c) Is able to understandably speak and write the English language and to read the English language with comprehension. (2) An applicant shall be required to pass an examination in any subjects as the board may determine and, beginning January 1, 2006, complete the clinical internship in
accordance with subsection (4) of this section. Application for licensure by
examination shall be received by the board at the time determined by the board by
administrative regulation. (3) Upon request, an applicant who meets the requirements of subsection (1) of this section shall be issued a provisional license that shall expire no later than six (6)
months from the date of issuance. This period of time may be extended at the
discretion of the board upon the provisional licensee showing that he or she has a
temporary physical or mental inability to complete the clinical internship within six
(6) months. The provisional licensee shall provide evidence as requested by the
board to substantiate this inability. (4) The clinical internship shall last a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) hours and shall be completed within six (6) months of the issuance of the provisional license,
unless an extension has been granted by the board pursuant to subsection (3) of this
section. The board shall promulgate an administrative regulation in accordance with
KRS Chapter 13A to establish procedures applicable to the documentation of
completion of the internship. The internship may be completed during a clinical
orientation period in a practice setting. (5) An individual who holds a provisional license shall have the right to use the title "registered nurse applicant" and the abbreviation "R.N.A." An R.N.A. shall only
work under the direct supervision of a registered nurse and shall not engage in
independent nursing practice. (6) Upon the applicant's successful completion of all requirements for registered nurse licensure, the board may issue to the applicant a license to practice nursing as a
registered nurse, if in the determination of the board the applicant is qualified to
practice as a registered nurse in this state. (7) The board may issue a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse to any applicant who has passed the examination prescribed by the board or its equivalent
and been licensed as a registered nurse under the laws of another state, territory, or
foreign country, if in the opinion of the board the applicant is qualified to practice as a registered nurse in this state. An applicant who has not practiced as a registered
nurse in another state or territory for at least one hundred twenty (120) hours within
the first year following graduation from a school of nursing shall be required to
complete the clinical internship in accordance with subsection (4) of this section.
The board shall promulgate an administrative regulation in accordance with KRS
Chapter 13A establishing the provisions to meet this requirement. (8) The applicant for licensure to practice as a registered nurse shall pay a licensure application fee, and examination fees if applicable, as set forth in a regulation by the
board promulgated pursuant to the provisions of KRS Chapter 13A. (9) Any person who holds a license to practice as a registered nurse in this state shall have the right to use the title "registered nurse" and the abbreviation "R.N." No
other person shall assume the title or use the abbreviation or any other words,
letters, signs, or figures to indicate that the person using the same is a registered
nurse. No person shall practice as a registered nurse unless licensed under this
section. (10) (a) Until November 1, 2006, those persons previously licensed by the board and not engaged in the practice of nursing in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, but
desiring to maintain the right to use the title "R.N." may apply and be granted
inactive status by the board in accordance with regulations promulgated by the
board. Inactive status shall be renewed in accordance with regulations
promulgated by the board in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A and those
persons granted inactive status shall not be governed by the continuing
competency provisions contained in this chapter. A registered nurse on
inactive status may petition the board for a renewal of a license to actively
practice and shall complete the requirements as established in KRS Chapter
314 and by regulation of the board. Inactive status licenses shall not be issued
for renewal after October 31, 2006. (b) On November 1, 2006, and thereafter, a registered nurse who is retired, upon payment of a one-time fee, may apply for a special license in recognition of
the nurse's retired status. A retired nurse may not practice nursing but may use
the title "registered nurse" and the abbreviation "R.N." (c) A retired registered nurse who wishes to return to the practice of nursing shall apply for reinstatement. (d) The board shall promulgate an administrative regulation pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A to specify the fee required in paragraph (b) and reinstatement
under paragraph (c) of this subsection. (11) Any person heretofore licensed as a registered nurse under the licensing laws of this state who has allowed the license to lapse by failure to renew may apply for
reinstatement of the license under the provisions of this chapter. (12) A license to practice registered nursing may be limited by the board in accordance with regulations promulgated by the board and as defined in this chapter. (13) A graduate of an approved prelicensure registered nurse program who has not successfully completed the licensure examination for registered nurses shall be eligible for admission to the licensure examination for licensed practical nurses
following successful completion of a board-approved practical nursing role
delineation course. This course shall include content on the roles and
responsibilities of a licensed practical nurse and direct supervised clinical
instruction. (14) A person who has completed a prelicensure registered nurse program and holds a current, active licensed practical nurse license from another jurisdiction may apply
for licensure by endorsement as a licensed practical nurse in this state. Effective: July 13, 2004
History: Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 55, sec. 2, effective July 13, 2004. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 391, sec. 9, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts
ch. 367, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1994. Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 5,
effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 443, sec. 20, effective July
13, 1990. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. --
Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 408, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1978
Ky. Acts ch. 168, sec. 4, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 20,
sec. 6.
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