326-B:18 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; Licensure. –
I. An applicant for initial APRN licensure shall:
(a) Hold a current license as a registered nurse;
(b) Have graduated with a graduate degree earned in an accredited advanced practice registered nurse education program or have graduated before July 1, 2004 from an APRN education program accredited by a national accrediting body;
(c) Be currently certified by a board-recognized national certifying body in the specialty for which the applicant was educated; and
(d) Meet other criteria as established by the board.
II. The board may issue one or more licenses to applicants meeting the qualifications established in paragraph I.
Source. 2005, 293:1. 2009, 54:4, 5, eff. July 21, 2009.