West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 19 - Registered Nurses, WV Board of › Title 19 - PROCEDURAL RULES WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES › Series 19-07 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensure Requirements › Section 19-7-5 - Application for Licensure by Endorsement for an APRN

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
5.1. An applicant for licensure by
				endorsement as an APRN in this state shall submit to the Board the required fee
				as specified in Series 12 Fees rule, verification of eligibility for license or
				privilege to practice as an APRN in another US state or territory and licensure
				as an RN in this state or as an RN in another National Licensure Compact (NLC)
				state and completed an APRN license for endorsement application on forms
				provided by the board for APRN license that provides evidence the applicant
				meets the requirements of W. Va. Code §
									30-7-1.a. or evidence of the
				following information:
5.1.a. Graduation from
				a graduate program accredited by a nurse accrediting body that is recognized by
				the U.S.Department of Education and/or the Council for Higher Education
				Accreditation (CHEA), or its successor organization as acceptable by the
				Board.
5.1.b. Verification of
				completion as evidenced by official documentation directly from a graduate
				program accredited by a nursing accrediting body that is recognized by the U.S.
				Department of Education and/or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation
				(CHEA), or its successor as acceptable by the Board. Said verification shall
				include documentation verifying the date of graduation, credential conferred,
				and clinical hours completed. On and after January 1, 2015 the verification
				must include evidence of completion of 3 separate graduate level courses in
				advanced physiology and pathophysiology, advanced health assessment, advanced
				pharmacology, which includes pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and
				pharmacotherapeutics of all broad categories of agents, role and population
				focus of the education program, and evidence of meeting the standards of
				nursing education in this state.
5.1.c. Demonstration of successful completion
				of approved APRN certification program by providing the following:
5.1.c.1. Current certification by a national
				certifying body in the APRN role and population focus appropriate to
				educational preparation.
5.1.c.2.
				Primary source verification of certification.
5.1.d. If the applicant has not been in
				clinical practice for more than the past 2 years, the applicant shall provide
				evidence of satisfactory completion of 24 contact hours, 12 in
				pharmacotherapeutics and 12 in the clinical management of patients, within the
				two years prior to applying for approval to practice.
5.1.e. If the applicant has not been in
				clinical practice for more than the past 5 years, the applicant shall provide:
5.1.e.1. Evidence of satisfactory completion
				of 45 contact hours of pharmacotherapeutics within the 2 years prior to
				application for approval to practice.
5.1.e.2. The applicant shall also
				successfully complete a refresher course or orientation program approved by the
				Board. An orientation shall:
5.1.e.2.a.
				Include the appropriate advanced practice role and population focus,
5.1.e.2.b. Be of sufficient length to satisfy
				the learning needs of the inactive advanced practice nurse and to assure that
				the advanced practice nurse meets the minimum standard for safe, competent
				care,
5.1.e.2.c. Cover the entire
				scope of the authorized advanced specialty area with content that will include,
				but not be limited to, that which is specified in Board guidelines,
				and,
5.1.e.2.d. Include a
				supervised clinical component by a qualified preceptor who is a graduate
				prepared health care provider with comparable practice focus and meets the
				following requirements:
5.1.e.2.d.1. Holds an
				active unencumbered license or privilege to practice,
5.1.e.2.d.2. Is in current practice in the
				advanced role and population foci, and,
5.1.e.2.d.3. Functions as a supervisor and
				teacher and evaluates the individual's performance in the clinical setting.