2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
CHAPTER 5-34 - Nurses
§ 5-34-36 - Licensing of certified registered nurse practitioners.

SECTION 5-34-36

   § 5-34-36  Licensing of certified registered nurse practitioners. – A license to practice as a certified nurse practitioner shall be issued if the applicant meets the qualifications for the certified registered nurse practitioner (R.N.P.). Persons who meet the qualifications of a certified registered nurse practitioner, as stated in § 5-34-35, and are currently licensed as certified registered nurse practitioners by examination or endorsement under the laws of another state of the United States and/or the District of Columbia shall be allowed to practice as certified registered nurse practitioners in this state for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date of clearance by the board of nurse registration and nursing education of the department of health, provided that they are licensed in this state within ninety (90) days. The original privilege to work ninety (90) days from the date of clearance shall not be extended or renewed.