(A)(1) An application for licensure by examination to practice as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse shall be submitted to the board of nursing in the form prescribed by rules of the board. The application shall include evidence that the applicant has completed requirements of a nursing education program approved by the board or approved by another jurisdiction’s board that regulates nurse licensure. The application also shall include any other information required by rules of the board. The application shall be accompanied by the application fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code.
(2) The board shall grant a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse if all of the following apply:
(a) For all applicants, the applicant passes the examination accepted by the board under section 4723.10 of the Revised Code.
(b) For an applicant who entered a prelicensure nursing education program on or after June 1, 2003, the criminal records check of the applicant that is completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and includes a check of federal bureau of investigation records and that the bureau submits to the board indicates that the applicant has not been convicted of, has not pleaded guilty to, and has not had a judicial finding of guilt for violating section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country.
(c) For all applicants, the board determines that the applicant has not committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under section 3123.47 or 4723.28 of the Revised Code or determines that an applicant who has committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under either section has made restitution or has been rehabilitated, or both.
(3) The board is not required to afford an adjudication to an individual to whom it has refused to grant a license because of that individual’s failure to pass the examination.
(B) An application for license by endorsement to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse shall be submitted to the board in the form prescribed by rules of the board and shall be accompanied by the application fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code. The application shall include evidence that the applicant holds a license in good standing in another jurisdiction granted after passing an examination approved by the board of that jurisdiction that is equivalent to the examination requirements under this chapter for a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse and shall include other information required by rules of the board of nursing. The board shall grant a license by endorsement if the applicant is licensed or certified by another jurisdiction and the board determines, pursuant to rules established under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code, that all of the following apply:
(1) For all applicants, the educational preparation of the applicant is substantially similar to the minimum curricula and standards for nursing education programs established by the board under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code.
(2) For all applicants, the examination, at the time it is successfully completed, is equivalent to the examination requirements in effect at that time for applicants who were licensed by examination in this state.
(3) For all applicants, the criminal records check of the applicant that is completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and includes a check of federal bureau of investigation records and that the bureau submits to the board indicates that the applicant has not been convicted of, has not pleaded guilty to, and has not had a judicial finding of guilt for violating section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country.
(4) For all applicants, the applicant has not committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under section 3123.47, 4723.28, or 4723.281 of the Revised Code, or the board determines that an applicant who has committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under any of those sections has made restitution or has been rehabilitated, or both. The board may grant a nonrenewable temporary permit to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse to an applicant for license by endorsement if the board is satisfied by the evidence that the applicant holds a current, active license in good standing in another jurisdiction. Subject to earlier automatic termination as described in this paragraph, the temporary permit shall expire at the earlier of one hundred eighty days after issuance or upon the issuance of a license by endorsement. The temporary permit shall terminate automatically if the criminal records check completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation as described in this section regarding the applicant indicates that the applicant previously has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or had a judicial finding of guilt for a violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country. An applicant whose temporary permit is automatically terminated is permanently prohibited from obtaining a license to practice nursing in this state as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse.
(C) An applicant under this section shall submit a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for a criminal records check of the applicant. The request shall be on the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code, accompanied by a standard impression sheet to obtain fingerprints prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that section, and accompanied by the fee prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of that section. Upon receipt of the completed form, the completed impression sheet, and the fee, the bureau shall conduct a criminal records check of the applicant. Upon completion of the criminal records check, the bureau shall send the results of the check to the board. An applicant requesting a criminal records check under this division shall ask the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation to also request the federal bureau of investigation to provide the superintendent with any information it has with respect to the applicant. The results of any criminal records check conducted pursuant to a request made under this section, and any report containing those results, are not public records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not be made available to any person or for any purpose other than the following:
(1) The results may be made available to any person for use in determining under this section and division (N) of section 4723.28 of the Revised Code whether the individual who is the subject of the check should be granted a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse or whether any temporary permit granted to the individual under this section has terminated automatically.
(2) The results may be made available to the individual who is the subject of the check or that individual’s representative.
(A)(1) An application for licensure by examination to practice as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse shall be submitted to the board of nursing in the form prescribed by rules of the board. The application shall include evidence that the applicant has completed requirements of a nursing education program approved by the board or approved by another jurisdiction’s board that regulates nurse licensure. The application also shall include any other information required by rules of the board. The application shall be accompanied by the application fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code.
(2) The board shall grant a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse if all of the following apply:
(a) For all applicants, the applicant passes the examination accepted by the board under section 4723.10 of the Revised Code.
(b) For an applicant who entered a prelicensure nursing education program on or after June 1, 2003, the criminal records check of the applicant that is completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and includes a check of federal bureau of investigation records and that the bureau submits to the board indicates that the applicant has not been convicted of, has not pleaded guilty to, and has not had a judicial finding of guilt for violating section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country.
(c) For all applicants, the board determines that the applicant has not committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under section 3123.47 or 4723.28 of the Revised Code or determines that an applicant who has committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under either section has made restitution or has been rehabilitated, or both.
(3) The board is not required to afford an adjudication to an individual to whom it has refused to grant a license because of that individual’s failure to pass the examination.
(B) An application for license by endorsement to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse shall be submitted to the board in the form prescribed by rules of the board and shall be accompanied by the application fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code. The application shall include evidence that the applicant holds a license in good standing in another jurisdiction granted after passing an examination approved by the board of that jurisdiction that is equivalent to the examination requirements under this chapter for a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse and shall include other information required by rules of the board of nursing. The board shall grant a license by endorsement if the applicant is licensed or certified by another jurisdiction and the board determines, pursuant to rules established under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code, that all of the following apply:
(1) For all applicants, the educational preparation of the applicant is substantially similar to the minimum curricula and standards for nursing education programs established by the board under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code.
(2) For all applicants, the examination, at the time it is successfully completed, is equivalent to the examination requirements in effect at that time for applicants who were licensed by examination in this state.
(3) For all applicants, the criminal records check of the applicant that is completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and includes a check of federal bureau of investigation records and that the bureau submits to the board indicates that the applicant has not been convicted of, has not pleaded guilty to, and has not had a judicial finding of guilt for violating section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country.
(4) For all applicants, the applicant has not committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under section 3123.47, 4723.28, or 4723.281 of the Revised Code, or the board determines that an applicant who has committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under any of those sections has made restitution or has been rehabilitated, or both. The board may grant a nonrenewable temporary permit to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse to an applicant for license by endorsement if the board is satisfied by the evidence that the applicant holds a current, active license in good standing in another jurisdiction. Subject to earlier automatic termination as described in this paragraph, the temporary permit shall expire at the earlier of one hundred eighty days after issuance or upon the issuance of a license by endorsement. The temporary permit shall terminate automatically if the criminal records check completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation as described in this section regarding the applicant indicates that the applicant previously has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or had a judicial finding of guilt for a violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country. An applicant whose temporary permit is automatically terminated is permanently prohibited from obtaining a license to practice nursing in this state as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse.
(C) An applicant under this section shall submit a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for a criminal records check of the applicant. The request shall be on the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code, accompanied by a standard impression sheet to obtain fingerprints prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that section, and accompanied by the fee prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of that section. Upon receipt of the completed form, the completed impression sheet, and the fee, the bureau shall conduct a criminal records check of the applicant. Upon completion of the criminal records check, the bureau shall send the results of the check to the board. An applicant requesting a criminal records check under this division shall ask the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation to also request the federal bureau of investigation to provide the superintendent with any information it has with respect to the applicant. The results of any criminal records check conducted pursuant to a request made under this section, and any report containing those results, are not public records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not be made available to any person or for any purpose other than the following:
(1) The results may be made available to any person for use in determining under this section and division (N) of section 4723.28 of the Revised Code whether the individual who is the subject of the check should be granted a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse or whether any temporary permit granted to the individual under this section has terminated automatically.
(2) The results may be made available to the individual who is the subject of the check or that individual’s representative.
(A)(1) An application for licensure by examination to practice as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse shall be submitted to the board of nursing in the form prescribed by rules of the board. The application shall include evidence that the applicant has completed requirements of a nursing education program approved by the board or approved by another jurisdiction’s board that regulates nurse licensure. The application also shall include any other information required by rules of the board. The application shall be accompanied by the application fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code.
(2) The board shall grant a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse if all of the following apply:
(a) For all applicants, the applicant passes the examination accepted by the board under section 4723.10 of the Revised Code.
(b) For an applicant who entered a prelicensure nursing education program on or after June 1, 2003, the criminal records check of the applicant that is completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and includes a check of federal bureau of investigation records and that the bureau submits to the board indicates that the applicant has not been convicted of, has not pleaded guilty to, and has not had a judicial finding of guilt for violating section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country.
(c) For all applicants, the board determines that the applicant has not committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under section 3123.47 or 4723.28 of the Revised Code or determines that an applicant who has committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under either section has made restitution or has been rehabilitated, or both.
(3) The board is not required to afford an adjudication to an individual to whom it has refused to grant a license because of that individual’s failure to pass the examination.
(B) An application for license by endorsement to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse shall be submitted to the board in the form prescribed by rules of the board and shall be accompanied by the application fee required by section 4723.08 of the Revised Code. The application shall include evidence that the applicant holds a license in good standing in another jurisdiction granted after passing an examination approved by the board of that jurisdiction that is equivalent to the examination requirements under this chapter for a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse and shall include other information required by rules of the board of nursing. The board shall grant a license by endorsement if the applicant is licensed or certified by another jurisdiction and the board determines, pursuant to rules established under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code, that all of the following apply:
(1) For all applicants, the educational preparation of the applicant is substantially similar to the minimum curricula and standards for nursing education programs established by the board under section 4723.07 of the Revised Code.
(2) For all applicants, the examination, at the time it is successfully completed, is equivalent to the examination requirements in effect at that time for applicants who were licensed by examination in this state.
(3) For all applicants, the criminal records check of the applicant that is completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and includes a check of federal bureau of investigation records and that the bureau submits to the board indicates that the applicant has not been convicted of, has not pleaded guilty to, and has not had a judicial finding of guilt for violating section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country.
(4) For all applicants, the applicant has not committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under section 3123.47, 4723.28, or 4723.281 of the Revised Code, or the board determines that an applicant who has committed any act that is grounds for disciplinary action under any of those sections has made restitution or has been rehabilitated, or both. The board may grant a nonrenewable temporary permit to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse to an applicant for license by endorsement if the board is satisfied by the evidence that the applicant holds a current, active license in good standing in another jurisdiction. Subject to earlier automatic termination as described in this paragraph, the temporary permit shall expire at the earlier of one hundred eighty days after issuance or upon the issuance of a license by endorsement. The temporary permit shall terminate automatically if the criminal records check completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation as described in this section regarding the applicant indicates that the applicant previously has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or had a judicial finding of guilt for a violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country. An applicant whose temporary permit is automatically terminated is permanently prohibited from obtaining a license to practice nursing in this state as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse.
(C) An applicant under this section shall submit a request to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation for a criminal records check of the applicant. The request shall be on the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code, accompanied by a standard impression sheet to obtain fingerprints prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that section, and accompanied by the fee prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of that section. Upon receipt of the completed form, the completed impression sheet, and the fee, the bureau shall conduct a criminal records check of the applicant. Upon completion of the criminal records check, the bureau shall send the results of the check to the board. An applicant requesting a criminal records check under this division shall ask the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation to also request the federal bureau of investigation to provide the superintendent with any information it has with respect to the applicant. The results of any criminal records check conducted pursuant to a request made under this section, and any report containing those results, are not public records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not be made available to any person or for any purpose other than the following:
(1) The results may be made available to any person for use in determining under this section and division (N) of section 4723.28 of the Revised Code whether the individual who is the subject of the check should be granted a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse or whether any temporary permit granted to the individual under this section has terminated automatically.
(2) The results may be made available to the individual who is the subject of the check or that individual’s representative.
