Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 53 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE AS AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE › Section 851-053-0005 - Application for Initial Licensure to Practice as an APRN in Oregon including those licensed in another state or country

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) An applicant for APRN licensure must:
(a) Submit a completed application as defined
			 in OAR 851-006-0030(17).
(b) Hold an unencumbered registered nurse
			 license in the State of Oregon. The RN and APRN application may be completed
			 simultaneously, however, the RN license must be issued prior to issuing an APRN
			 license.
(c) Abide by all licensing
			 requirements as described on the application form.
(d) Provide primary source documentation for
			 the following educational requirements:
(A) A
			 Master's Degree in Nursing, or if the APRN preparation program did not offer a
			 Master's in Nursing, a Master's Degree congruent with the licensure being
			 applied for, or a Doctorate in Nursing. Any applicable degree in nursing must
			 be from a program accredited by a national nursing organization recognized by
			 the US Department of Education except for the following:
(i) For Nurse Practitioners: A Master's
			 Degree is not required for applicants who graduated from their program prior to
			 January 1, 1986.
(ii) For Certified
			 Registered Nurse Anesthetists: A Master's Degree is not required for applicants
			 who graduated from their program prior to December 31, 2000.
(iii) For Clinical Nurse Specialist a
			 Master's degree is required regardless of graduation date.
(B) For graduates of programs outside the
			 U.S., a credentials evaluation from a Board approved credentials service that
			 demonstrates educational equivalency to U.S. Master's in Nursing degree in
			 alignment with OAR 851-053-0005(1)(d)(A).
(e) Have primary source evidence
			 of advanced level course content reflecting the concepts in advanced health
			 assessment, advanced physiology and pathophysiology, and advanced
			 pharmacology.
(f) Applicants who
			 graduated from an APRN program prior to the dates as noted in OAR
			 851-051-0020(3)
			 will be considered for licensure without providing evidence of course content
			 reflecting advanced pharmacology, advanced physical assessment, or advanced
			 physiology, if:
(A) The applicant has been
			 continuously licensed in a jurisdiction of the U.S. since initial program
			 completion; and
(B) Has no practice
			 discipline placed on their license since being initially awarded a license to
			 practice in a jurisdiction of the U.S.
(g) Provide primary source verification of
			 national certification from a national certifying body that meets the
			 requirements of OAR 851-053-0035 that is congruent
			 with the population foci being sought based upon the following dates:
(A) For Nurse Practitioners: As of January 1,
			 2011, all Oregon applicants must provide primary source evidence of national
			 certification.
(B) For Certified
			 Nurse Anesthetists: Primary source verification of national certification is
			 required for all initial Oregon license applications.
(C) For Clinical Nurse Specialists: National
			 Certification is not required for licensure.
(h) Meet practice requirements by:
(A) Applicant has 400 hours of APRN practice
			 within their population foci within the two years preceding submission of a
			 completed application, or;
(B)
			 Graduated from their qualifying APRN program within the last two years,
			 or;
(C) If it has been less than
			 two years since completion of a Board approved re-entry program, or;
(D) Applicant has applied for re-entry per
			 OAR 851-053-0030.