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Nursing Graduates with
Temporary Permits
1) What can a nursing graduate do in a facility/agency until
he/she receives a temporary permit?
To provide nursing care
in Alabama, a nursing license is required. A first-time applicant for
licensure in Alabama, including the nursing graduate, may request a
nonrenewable temporary permit to practice nursing. The non-renewable
temporary permit allows the graduate to practice as a Nursing Graduate-PN
Program (NG-PNP) or Nursing Graduate-RN Program (NG-RNP) with
stipulations.
Prior to the receipt of
the temporary permit, the nursing graduate cannot work in an employment
classification that requires a nursing license, including participation
in nursing orientation. The graduate without a temporary permit or
license must be classified as unlicensed and must follow the policies
and procedures for unlicensed personnel in the agency/facility. Nursing
procedures and activities that are permitted in the nursing education
program under the direct supervision of nursing faculty are not allowed
in the work place for unlicensed personnel.
The regulation answering this question is
found in the Alabama Board of Nursing Administrative Code,
chapter 610-X-4-.04(5) which states
“A
first-time applicant for licensure by examination may request a
nonrenewable temporary permit to practice nursing.
(a) The temporary permit is valid for a period of time determined
by the Board.
(b) The temporary permit allows the applicant for licensure by
examination to practice and use the title Nursing Graduate-PN
Program (NG-PNP) or Nursing Graduate-RN Program (NG-RNP), as
appropriate subject to the following stipulations.
(i) The Nursing Graduate must function under
direct supervision of a currently licensed registered nurse.
(ii) The Nursing
Graduate shall not assume nor be assigned charge
responsibilities.
(c) A temporary permit issued by the Board to an applicant for
licensure by examination shall immediately become null and void if
one of the following conditions is met.:
(i) The applicant fails the
licensing examination.
(ii) The expiration date on
the permit is reached.
(iii) A license is issued.
(iv) The applicant is denied
licensure.
(d) The applicant who receives a temporary permit is required to:
(a) Provide
every employer the temporary permit for visual inspection.
(b) Provide to
an employer validation of a current license upon receipt of the
official license card.
(c) Inform the
employer of denial of licensure.
(d) Immediately inform the
employer of failure of the licensing examination.
(e) The Board shall issue notice
of denial of licensure. Receipt of notice is presumed within five calendar days
of mailing.”
2) What can a nursing graduate do in a facility/agency with a
temporary permit?
As defined in the Alabama
Board of Nursing Administrative Code, chapter
610-X-4-.04(5bi)(5bii), the stipulations that impact the nursing
graduate with a temporary permit include:
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The Nursing Graduate
must function under direct supervision of a currently
licensed registered nurse.
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The Nursing Graduate shall not
assume nor be assigned charge responsibilities.
Direct Supervision is defined in
the Alabama Board of Nursing Administrative Code, chapter 610-X-2-.04(4)
as: “licensed registered nurse physically present in facility and readily
accessible to designate or prescribe a course of action or to give procedural
guidance, direction, and periodic evaluation.”
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