Section 12.44.800. Certification by examination.

	(a)  An applicant is eligible for certification as a nurse aide by examination if the applicant  
		(1) meets one of the following requirements:  
			(A) successful completion, not earlier than two years immediately before the date of application, of a certified nurse aide training program approved under 12 AAC 44.835, or equivalent in content to the requirements of 12 AAC 44.835(c);  
			(B) possession of an unencumbered nursing license, either current or lapsed, issued by a state or territory of the United States, or by a province or territory of Canada;  
			(C) successful completion, not earlier than two years immediately before the date of the completed application, of one year or more of nursing education that includes both clinical and classroom instruction in nursing fundamentals from a nursing school approved by a state or territory of the United States or by a province or territory of Canada, and that is equivalent in content to the requirements of 12 AAC 44.835(c);  
			(D) successful completion, not earlier than five years immediately before the date of the completed application, of a United States military corpsman or medic training program equivalent in content to the requirements of 12 AAC 44.835(c) and service in the United States military forces as a corpsman or medic not earlier than five years immediately before the date of the completed application;  
			(E) successful completion of a nursing training program in a foreign country other than Canada; an applicant must submit all required documents accompanied by certified English translations if the original documents are not in English; and  
		(2) submits verification of passing one of the following English proficiency examinations, with at least the following minimum scores, if the applicant applies under (1)(A), (B), (C), or (E) of this subsection, and if the school or program was outside of the United States including territories or Canada, except Quebec, Canada, where English is not the primary language of the country or a school or program in the United States and territories where English is not the primary language:  
			(A) International English Language Testing System (IELTS) academic examination - overall score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 on all modules;  
			(B) Test of English as a Foreign Language, paper-based test (TOEFL - PBT) - overall score of 560 with a score on the Test of Spoken English (TSE) of 50;  
			(C) Test of English as a Foreign Language, computer-based test (TOEFL - CBT) - overall score of 220 with a score on the Test of Spoken English (TSE) of 50;  
			(D) Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-based test (TOEFL - iBT) - overall score of 84 with a speaking score of 26.  
	(b)  An applicant who meets the requirements of (a) of this section must also successfully complete the certified nurse aide competency evaluation described in 12 AAC 44.850. The board will deny permission to take the competency evaluation to an applicant who has committed an act or omission that would constitute grounds for denial of certification under 12 AAC 44.818, if the board determines that the gravity of that act or omission supports a denial of permission to take the competency evaluation.  

Authorities

08.68.100;08.68.331;08.68.334

Notes

Reference

12 AAC 44.810
12 AAC 44.814
12 AAC 44.865
12 AAC 44.885
12 AAC 44.890
12 AAC 44.895

Authority

AS 08.68.100 AS 08.68.331 AS 08.68.334 Editor's note: A list of nursing schools that have been approved by a state or territory of the United States may be obtained by contacting the National League of Nursing, 61 Broadway, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10006.

History

Eff. 2/14/99, Register 149; am 5/29/99, Register 150; am 5/29/2005, Register 174; am 12/27/2012, Register 204; am 3/19/2014, Register 209