Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Professional Licensing › Board of Nursing › Board of Nursing - General Rules › Part 2 - LICENSURE › Section R. 338.10207 - Lapsed registered professional nurse license; relicensure requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 207.
(1) An
					 applicant for relicensure whose registered professional nurse license has
					 lapsed in this state, under section 16201(3) or (4) of the code, MCL
					 333.16201, as applicable, may be
					 relicensed by complying with the following requirements as noted by (-a):
(a) For a registered professional nurse who has
									 let their license lapse in this state and is not currently licensed in another
									 state or a Canadian province:
License lapsed 0-3 Years.
License lapsed more than 3 years, but less than
									 7 years.
License lapsed 7 or more years.
(i) Submit a completed application on a form
									 provided by the department, together with the requisite fee.
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(ii) Establish that the applicant is of good
									 moral character, as that term is defined in, and determined under, 1974 PA 381,
									 MCL 338.41 to
									 338.47.
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(iii) Submit fingerprints as required under
									 section 16174(3) of the code, MCL
									 333.16174.
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(iv) Submit proof of having completed 25 hours
									 of continuing education in courses and programs approved by the board,
									 including not less than 2 hours in pain and symptom management, all of which
									 were earned within the 2-year period immediately before the application for
									 relicensure. However, if the continuing education hours submitted with the
									 application are deficient, the applicant has 2 years after the date of the
									 application to complete the deficient hours. The application must be held and
									 the license may not be issued until the continuing education requirements are
									 met.
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(v) Submit proof of having completed 25 hours
									 of continuing education in courses and programs approved by the board,
									 including not less than 2 hours in pain and symptom management, with a minimum
									 of 3 hours in each of the following areas, all of which were earned within the
									 2-year period immediately before the date of the application for
									 relicensure:
(A) Safe documentation for nurses.
(B) Critical thinking skills for nurses.
(C) Pharmacology.
(D) Preventing medication errors.
(E) Professional and legal accountability for
									 nurses.
(F) Delegation.
However, if the continuing education hours
									 submitted with the application are deficient, the applicant has 2 years after
									 the date of the application to complete the deficient hours. The application
									 must be held and the license may be issued until the continuing education
									 requirements are met.
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(vi) Meet the implicit bias training required
									 under R 338.7004.
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(vii) Within 3 years immediately before the
									 application for relicensure, receive written certification of skills competency
									 from a nurse education program approved under R 338.10303a. Certification of
									 competency must cover the following skills utilizing nursing process:
(A) Head-to-toe physical assessment, including
									 vital signs.
(B) Medication administration.
(C) Documentation.
(D) Surgical asepsis and infection
									 control.
(E) Safety, including fall prevention, body
									 mechanics, and transfers.
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(viii): Within 2 years immediately after
									 approval of the application for relicensure, retake and pass the NCLEX-RN
									 examination.
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(ix) An applicant who is or has ever been
									 licensed, registered, or certified in a health profession or specialty by
									 another state, the United States military, the federal government, or another
									 country, shall do both of the following:
(A) Disclose each license, registration, or
									 certification on the application form.
(B) Satisfy the requirements of section
									 16174(2) of the code, MCL
									 333.16174, which include
									 verification from the issuing entity showing that disciplinary proceedings are
									 not pending against the applicant and sanctions are not in force at the time of
									 application.
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(b) For a registered professional nurse who has
									 let their license lapse in this state, but who holds a current and valid
									 registered professional nurse license in good standing in another state or a
									 Canadian province:
License lapsed 0-3 Years.
License lapsed more than 3 years, but less than
									 7 years.
License lapsed 7 or more years.
(i) Submit a completed application on a form
									 provided by the department, together with the requisite fee.
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(ii) Establish that the applicant is of good
									 moral character, as that term is defined in, and determined under, 1974 PA 381,
									 MCL 338.41 to
									 338.47.
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(iii) Submit fingerprints as required under
									 section 16174(3) of the code, MCL
									 333.16174.
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(iv) Submit proof of completion of 25 hours of
									 continuing education, including not less than 2 hours in pain and symptom
									 management, earned within the 2-year period immediately before the application
									 for relicensure. However, if the continuing education hours submitted with the
									 application are deficient, the applicant has 2 years after the date of the
									 application to complete the deficient hours. The application must be held and
									 the license may not be issued until the continuing education requirements are
									 met.
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(v) Meet the implicit bias training required
									 under R 338.7004.
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(vi) An applicant who is or has ever been
									 licensed, registered, or certified in a health profession or specialty by
									 another state, the United States military, the federal government, or another
									 country, shall do both of the following:
(A) Disclose each license, registration, or
									 certification on the application form.
(B) Satisfy the requirements of section
									 16174(2) of the code, MCL
									 333.16174, including verification
									 from the issuing entity showing that disciplinary proceedings are not pending
									 against the applicant and sanctions are not in force at the time of
									 application.
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(2) If relicensure is granted and it is
					 determined that a sanction has been imposed by another state, the United States
					 military, the federal government, or another country, the disciplinary
					 subcommittee may impose appropriate sanctions under section 16174(5) of the
					 code, MCL
					 333.16174.