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Current through June, 2024
PART 1 DEFINITIONS
Section 1 Definitions.
As used in these Rules:
"Advanced Practice Registered Nurse" or "APRN" is defined at
				  26 V.S.A.
				  §
												1572(4).
"Board" or "the Board" means the Vermont Board of
				  Nursing.
"Board website" means the primary Office website assigned to
				  the Vermont Board of Nursing, found at sos.vermont.gov/nursing/ or a designated
				  successor location.
"Compact" means the Nurse Licensure Compact adopted pursuant
				  to 26
				  V.S.A. §
												1647 et seq. The Compact
				  facilitates interstate practice among RNs and LPNs from party states; it is not
				  applicable to APRN or LNA practice.
"Compact State" means a jurisdiction that is a member of the
				  Compact.
"Convert" means to change a multistate license to a
				  single-state license, secondary either to a disqualifying event or to
				  relocation from a Compact State to a non-Compact State; or to change a
				  single-state license to a multistate license when a disqualifying event is
				  eliminated.
"Current Practice Competence" means ongoing competence to
				  practice registered nursing or licensed practical nursing, which may be
				  established by documenting any one of the following:
(1) active practice of the licensed
				profession totaling at least 50 days (400 hours) in the previous 2 years or 120
				days (960 hours) in the previous 5 years, verified by appropriately certified
				employment records;
(2) satisfactory
				completion of 20 hours of qualifying continuing education in the two years
				immediately preceding application; or
(3) current, nationally recognized
				certification.
"Deactivate" means to change the status of a multistate
				  license or privilege to practice from active to inactive.
"Director" means the Director of Professional
				  Regulation.
"Direct Supervision" means supervision of a licensee's
				  practice by a nurse physically present on the unit.
"Disqualifying Event" means an incident, which results in a
				  person becoming disqualified or ineligible to retain or renew a multistate
				  license. These include but are not limited to the following: any adverse action
				  resulting in an encumbrance, current participation in an alternative program, a
				  misdemeanor offense related to the practice of nursing (which includes, but is
				  not limited to, an agreed disposition), or a felony offense (which includes,
				  but is not limited to, an agreed disposition).
"Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the
				  Board, employed by the Office pursuant to
				  26 V.S.A.
				  §
												1574(b) to carry out
				  the work of the Board.
"Governing Organization" means the agency or institution that
				  has the authority and responsibility for financing a nursing education program,
				  employing the administrator and faculty, graduating students, and granting the
				  nursing diploma, certificate, or degree.
"High-fidelity" refers to simulation experiences that are
				  extremely realistic and provide a high level of interactivity and realism for
				  the learner (International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and
				  Learning, 2013). It can apply to any mode or method of simulation; for example:
				  human, manikin, task trainer, or virtual reality
"Licensed Practical Nurse" or "LPN" means licensed practical
				  nurse.
"Licensed Practical Nursing" is defined at
				  26 V.S.A.
				  §
												1572(3).
"Medium-Fidelity Simulation Learning " means the use of
				  low-technology mannequins or actors to demonstrate a condition within a
				  simulated learning environment without automatic or programmed clues.
"Nationally Recognized Certification" means a specialty
				  certification by a national nursing certification board or agency issued based
				  upon a nurse's successful passing of an exam designed to validate a mastery of
				  knowledge and skill within a specific area of nursing practice and/or patient
				  population focus.
"Nursing Assistant" or "LNA" means licensed nursing
				  assistant.
"NCLEX" means National Council Licensure Examination.
				  "Office" means the Office of Professional Regulation
"Office website" means the primary website of the Office of
				  Professional Regulation, found at
https://sos.vermont.gov/opr/
or a
				  designated successor location.
"On-Site Supervision" means active oversight and monitoring
				  of a licensee's practice by a specifically assigned nurse who is present on the
				  premises of a facility at all times the supervised licensee is
				  practicing.
"Practice of nursing" is defined at
				  26 V.S.A.
				  §
												1572 and includes using in connection
				  with one's name, words, letters, signs or figures which imply that a person is
				  an RN, LPN, or APRN. See
				  26 V.S.A.
				  §
												1584(a).
"Preceptor" means an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or
				  Registered Nurse who serves as a facilitator and supervisor of student learning
				  experiences in a practice setting.
"Program" or "Nursing Education Program" means a formal
				  education program, based on a structured curriculum and clinical experience,
				  designed to prepare students to qualify for licensure and to practice as APRNs,
				  RNs, or LPNs.
"Qualifying continuing education" means continuing education
				  that has been approved and assigned a credit value by an organization approved
				  by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation, or
				  by another verifying authority approved by the Board, or directly by the
				  Board.
"Registered Nurse" or "RN" means licensed registered
				  nurse.
"Registered Nursing" is defined at
				  26 V.S.A.
				  §
												1572(2).
"Unencumbered license" means a license that authorizes a
				  nurse to engage in the full and unrestricted practice of nursing without
				  special conditions, limitations, or supervision.