Section R. 338.10210 - Examinations; licensed practical nurse; eligibility; reexaminationsRule 210.
(1) To determine eligibility for the NCLEX-PN examination, an applicant shall submit a completed application on forms provided by the department, together with the requisite fee.(2) To be eligible to take the NCLEX-PN examination, an applicant shall establish that the applicant has successfully completed a licensed practical nurse education program that satisfies 1 of the following:(a) The applicant has successfully completed a practical nurse education program that is located in this state and is approved by the board.(b) The applicant has successfully completed a practical nurse education program accredited by CASN.(c) The applicant has successfully completed a practical nurse education program that is located in another state and that program complies with either of the following: (i) Is accredited by a nursing education accrediting agency listed in R 338.10303d(2).(ii) If the program is not accredited by a nursing education accrediting agency listed in R 338.10303(d)(2), the applicant shall provide all the following:(A) The applicant's official transcripts from the academic institution where the nursing education program was completed.(B) Provide either of the following: (1) A letter to the department from the program, on official program letterhead, signed by the director of nursing, attesting that the program curriculum complies with both of the following: (a) The practical nursing education program is not less than 40 weeks in duration and includes courses in both theory and clinical practice that comply with R 338.10306, R 338.10307, and R 338.10309.(b) The practical nursing education program curriculum contains the core curriculum for licensed practical nurse students, as that term is defined in R 338.10301(k).(2) If the program is closed, a letter from the state board of nursing where the program was located attesting that the nursing program was in good standing when the applicant completed the program.(d) The applicant is a graduate of a practical nurse education program or an equivalent education program that is outside the United States and the applicant submits 1 of the following to the department that shows the applicant graduated from a program with substantially equivalent education credentials as a program approved by the board: (i) A CES professional report from the CGFNS, or its successor agency.(ii) An Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials for Boards of Nursing from JS&A.(iii) A certification from the NACES, or its successor agency.(e) The applicant has completed a registered nurse education program and requests to sit for the NCLEX-PN examination. The applicant shall comply with both of the following: (i) The applicant has completed a registered nurse education program that meets the requirements of R 338.10204(2).(ii) The applicant is certified to take the NCLEX-PN examination by a practical nurse program from the same institution as the registered nurse education program that has been approved by the board under subdivision (a) of this subrule.(3) The department shall evaluate the proof of substantially equivalent education credentials in subrule (2)(c) of this rule before the applicant receives authorization from the department to take the NCLEX-PN examination. Information about the CES professional report can be obtained from the CGFNS website at www.cgfns.org. Information about the Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials for Boards of Nursing from JS&A can be obtained from the JS&A website at https://www.jsilny.org/. A list of NACES approved credentialing agencies can be found on its website at www.naces.org.(4) Except as otherwise provided in subrule (7) of this rule, an applicant who did not pass the NCLEX-PN examination within 3 years after 1 of the following events is not eligible to repeat the NCLEX-PN examination until the applicant receives a written certification of skills competency covering the subjects in subrule (5) of this rule, from a nurse education program approved under R 338.10303a: (a) Graduation from a board-approved practical nurse education program under subrule (2)(a) of this rule or from a practical nurse education program accredited by CASN under subrule (2)(b) of this rule.(b) Satisfying the requirements of subrule (2)(c) of this rule.(c) Obtaining 1 of the required evaluations or certifications in subrule (2)(d) of this rule.(d) Graduation from a board approved registered nurse education program under subrule (2)(e) of this rule.(5) A certification of skills competency must cover the following skills: (a) Head-to-toe physical assessment, including vital signs.(b) Medication administration.(d) Surgical asepsis and infection control.(e) Safety, including fall prevention, body mechanics, and transfers.(6) The applicant has 1 year after the date of a certification of skills competency to pass the NCLEX-PN examination.(7) On written application and documentation to support the request to the board, the board may grant up to a 6-month extension to the time requirement in subrule (4) of this rule to sit for the NCLEX-PN examination if the board finds the failure of the licensee to sit for the NCLEX-PN examination was due to the applicant's disability, military service, absence from the continental United States, or a circumstance beyond their control which the board considers good and sufficient.Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.10210
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