Current
national specialty certification is required for continued
approval to practice in Alabama as an Advanced Practice Nurse.
If you continue to practice as a Advanced Practice Nurse after
the effective dates on your APN card, your RN license and APN
status will be subject to disciplinary action. The
Board of Nursing requires documentation of your recertification
from the national certifying organization.
Effective January 1, 2007,
the Alabama Board of Nursing requires official verification of
recertification in writing from the national specialty
certification organization.
610-X-4-.11 Notice Requirements.
(1) The
applicant or licensee shall notify the Board in writing of any
requested name change. Appropriate legal documents and fees
shall be submitted prior to changing the name of the licensee on
the license card.
(2) The
licensee shall notify the Board office in writing of any change
in the licensee's address. The address of record is the address
provided by the applicant or licensee.
(3) The
Board’s notice to the licensee of selection for audit of
continuing education records is presumed within five (5) days of
mailing or electronic transmission to the address of record.
(4)
Advanced practice nurses, as defined by statute and
regulation, shall submit to the Board, immediately upon receipt:
(a)
Evidence of authorization to test for the initial
certification examination if requesting provisional approval for
advanced practice nursing.
(b)
Evidence of current national certification by a
Board-recognized national certifying body:
(i)
Upon successful completion of the initial certification
examination.
(ii) At the time of renewal of advanced practice approval.
(iii) Upon recertification by a Board-recognized national
certifying body.
(c)
Notice of termination of an approved collaborative practice, if
applicable.
(5)
Current national certification by a Board-recognized
certifying body is a prerequisite for approval to practice as a
certified registered nurse practitioner, certified nurse
midwife, certified registered nurse anesthetist, and clinical
nurse specialists. Failure to provide evidence of current
national certification prior to the expiration of existing
certification on file with the Board shall result in lapse of
approval to practice as an advanced practice nurse and may
result in disciplinary action pursuant to Chapter 610-X-8.
(6) The
Board’s notice to the advanced practice nurse of approval to
practice may be:
(a) A
letter granting provisional, temporary, or interim approval.
(b)
An advanced practice license or wallet card that reflects the
date of expiration of the registered nurse license card or the
expiration of national certification, whichever comes first.
(7)
Practicing as an advanced practice nurse subsequent to the
expiration date on the advanced practice license card shall
result in disciplinary action pursuant to Chapter 610-X-8.
Failure to submit evidence to the Board of meeting the
requirements of Chapter 610-X-5 or Chapter 610-X-9, as
applicable, shall result in lapse of the advance practice
approval.
Author:
Alabama Board of Nursing
Statutory Authority:
Code of Alabama, 1975,
§ 34-21-2(l).
History:
Effective
September 29, 1982. Amended March 24, 1984. Filed May 29, 2001.
Effective July 2, 2001.
Repealed and Replaced: Filed September 27, 2004.
Effective November 1, 2004.
Amended: Filed March 24, 2006. Effective April 28,
2006.
