You should also read the general licensing information applicable for all professions. Fees are subject to change. The fee due is the one in law when your application is received. You will be billed for the difference if fees have been increased.
NOTE: Payment submitted from outside the United States should be made by credit card, check or draft on a United States bank and in United States currency; payments submitted in any other form will not be accepted and will be returned. Individuals who withdraw their licensure application may be entitled to a partial refund.
If you withdraw your application, obtain a refund, and then decide to seek New York State licensure at a later date, you will be considered a new applicant, and you will be required to pay the licensure and registration fees and meet the licensure requirements in place at the time you reapply. You must demonstrate that you are currently of good moral character in order to be licensed or registered as an RN. When you apply for a license or to renew your registration, you will be required to answer the following questions:.
The New York State Education Department decides on a case by case basis whether prior criminal conviction s or other issues will disqualify the applicant from being licensed or registered as an RN in New York State.
A list of these registered nursing education programs is on our website. In addition, you must complete NYSED approved child abuse reporting and New York State required infection control coursework or qualify for an exemption from the coursework requirements. You must graduate from a nursing education program that meets one of the three criteria below. When you apply for a license, you will be required to show that you completed NYSED approved infection control coursework or qualify for an exemption.
If you were licensed as an RN in another state, U. You can also request copy of the form by calling ext. NYSED will inform you in writing whether your request has been approved.
Please note in your Application for Licensure Form 1 that you are requesting reasonable accommodation s. A limited permit holder called a "Graduate Nurse" or "GN" can temporarilly practice nursing under RN supervision at the health care facility noted on the limited permit. If you graduated from a nursing education program registered by NYSED as licensure qualifying for RN and you applied for licensure and a limited permit for RN, you may be legally allowed to practice nursing for 90 days immediately following graduation.
To find out if you graduated from a qualifying New York nursing school, visit here. During the 90 day period, you must practice nursing as a GN while employed at the health care facility identified on your limited permit application and you must be personally supervised by an RN. The supervising RN must be on the patient care unit with you while you practice nursing. NOTE: Read all instructions carefully! You are responsible for asking organizations to send written verification of your education or other credentials directly to NYSED.
S territory and who graduated from nursing school in the U. These instructions apply to applicants for licensure as a RN who graduated from a nursing school in a foreign country outside of the U. If you graduated from a NYSED registered LPN or RN education program within the past four years, you have already completed the required infection control coursework as part of your nursing studies. You do not have to take additional infection control coursework to qualify for a nursing license at this time.
However, after obtaining a New York State LPN or RN license, you must take infection control coursework every four years -or- qualify for an exemption. You may qualify for an exemption to the infection control coursework requirement if you can demonstrate to NYSED that: 1 you took infection control training that is equivalent to the infection control coursework required by NYSED; or, 2 taking infection control coursework is not necessary due to the nature of your nursing practice.
You will also have to complete infection control coursework acceptable to NYSED or qualify for an exemption as described above.
You must graduate from a nursing education program that meets one of the five criteria below. If you are also licensed as a nurse in another country, you must also request that CGFNS verify your foreign nursing license or have that country submit a license verification directly to us. While it is not mandatory for an applicant to utilize the services of CGFNS, the department recognizes that it is often very difficult, if not impossible, and time consuming for an applicant to effectively complete the application process independently and encourage applicants to consider utilizing that service.
The licensing authority in the jurisdiction in which you took the examination see instructions for Form 3 or Nursys see Verification of Nurse Licensure in Another State must verify acceptable scores on the examination s directly to the Office of the Professions. If you are a non-U. If you are also licensed as a nurse in another country, you must also request that CGFNS verify your foreign nursing license or have that country submit a license verification using Form 3F directly to us.
If you have a disability and may require reasonable testing accommodations for the examination, you must complete and submit a Request for Reasonable Testing Accommodations form 23 KB. You may also request a copy of the form by calling ext. You must mail the Request for Reasonable Testing Accommodations form to the address printed on that form, along with the required documentation.
You will be notified in writing as to whether or not your request for accommodations has been approved. You may not test until your request for accommodations has been processed by the Department.
If you schedule a test before your request for accommodations has been processed, you may lose any fee paid to the examination administrator. Please be sure to check the box in item 7 of your Application for Licensure Form 1 if you are requesting accommodations. A limited permit authorizes an individual who has met all requirements for licensure as a registered professional nurse RN or a licensed practical nurse LPN except the licensing examination to practice as an RN or LPN provided that the individual is under the immediate and personal supervision of a licensed, currently registered, professional nurse, with the endorsement of the employer.
To be eligible for a limited permit, you must:. You may submit an Application for Limited Permit Form 5 at the same time or any time after you submit your Application for Licensure Form 1. A limited permit is valid for one year from date of issue or until ten days after the applicant is notified of failure on the licensing examination, whichever occurs first.
The "starting date" cannot be changed once a limited permit is issued. If you change employment or have additional employers after your permit is issued, you must obtain a new permit. You need to have your prospective employer complete and return a new Application for Limited Permit Form 5 to the Office of the Professions at the address on the form.
A new fee is not required. You must be employed by the facility in which you are working. You may not be employed by a third party.
CNATS scores should be sent to the Office of the Professions directly by the nurse licensing authority of the province in which the examination was taken. We cannot provide the status of a licensure application by phone. We thank you for your patience and cooperation. A Nurse Practitioner NP is an RN who has earned a separate license as an NP through advanced clinical nursing education usually a master's degree in a distinct specialty area of practice. A Licensed Practical Nurse LPN provides skilled nursing care tasks and procedures under the direction of an RN, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, physician, or other authorized health care provider.
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