Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 10-2-4 - Licensure by Examination4.1. An applicant for licensure by examination shall obtain an application for examination from the board and return it to the board office with the fee required in, West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses Rule, Fees for Services Rendered by the Board, 10 CSR 4, prior to the licensure examination. 4.1.a. A graduate of an accredited program of practical nursing shall cause the program of practical nursing from which he or she graduated to send a copy of his or her official transcript directly to the board office.4.1.b. A veteran shall submit to the board office a photostatic copy of the certificate issued to him or her upon completion of his or her course of instruction and a copy of his or her discharge from the armed forces and shall cause the Personnel Records Division of the Armed Forces to provide copies of training and discharge records directly to the Board office.4.1.c. A graduate of a program of practical nursing located outside the United States or its territories shall cause a complete transcript, translated into English, to be sent to the Board office directly from the nursing program.4.2. Each applicant for licensure by examination is subject to a criminal history records check. Each applicant shall furnish to the agency a full set of fingerprints for purposes of conducting a criminal history record check. Records shall be checked through the criminal identification bureau of the West Virginia State Police, a similar agency within the applicant's state of residence, and the United State Federal Bureau of Investigation. An applicant is exempt from this requirement if a criminal history records check was conducted within the 24 months preceding the date of application to the board, if the results were unremarkable and are verified by a source acceptable to the board other than the applicant. An applicant shall report to the board any criminal conviction, nolo contendre plea, Alford plea, deferred judgment, or other plea arrangement in lieu of conviction.4.3. An applicant who has had a substance use disorder within the past five years shall submit to a substance use disorder evaluation conducted by a board approved practitioner to verify that the applicant is capable of safely practicing nursing prior to issuance of a license.4.4. An applicant for licensure by examination who is a graduate of an accredited program in practical nursing, may work under the direct supervision of a registered professional nurse, licensed physician, or licensed dentist and render nursing services during the period between graduation and notification of the results of the first licensing examination following graduation upon issuance of a temporary permit from the board. The board shall issue a temporary permit, valid for up to ninety (90) days from the date of graduation, to cover the period of time between graduation and notification of the results of the first licensing examination. A candidate who does not pass the licensure examination on the first attempt shall return the temporary permit to the board office within three (3) days of receipt of the notice that he or she did not pass the examination. The board may not extend the temporary permit.