Board of Nursing
Chapter 851
Division 53
STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE AS AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE
851-053-0025
License Reinstatement
(1) Reinstatement is required for Board ordered revocation or stipulated agreement for voluntary surrender of nursing licensure.
(2) Reinstatement of an APRN license requires prior reinstatement of the RN license if it was also subject to a Board ordered revocation or a stipulated agreement for voluntary surrender per OAR 851-031-0055.
(3) An applicant for reinstatement of an APRN license must:
(a) Apply for reinstatement eligibility based upon Board order for revocation or signed stipulation for voluntary surrender and per OAR 851-001-0015;
(b) Submit a completed application as defined in OAR 851-006-0030(17) for reinstatement no sooner than three years after initiation of the revocation or voluntary surrender of the APRN license. Applications received prior to the three-year anniversary date of the order or stipulation will not be accepted; and
(c) Submit a fingerprint-based national criminal background check as described in OAR 851-001-0115.
(4) After receipt of all required licensing documentation, the reinstatement application must be forwarded to the investigations department and assigned to a Board Investigator. Once the investigation is complete, a report will be submitted to the Board for consideration to grant or deny reinstatement.
(5) If reinstatement is awarded by the Board; the APRN will be required to validate competency for practice through re-entry into practice as per OAR 851-053-0030 prior to the APRN license being made active.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 678.023, ORS 678.282, ORS 678.285, ORS 678.370, ORS 678.372, ORS 678.380 & ORS 678.390
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 678.023, ORS 678.282, ORS 678.285, ORS 678.370, ORS 678.372, ORS 678.380 & ORS 678.390
History:
BN 9-2023, amend filed 12/20/2023, effective 01/01/2024
BN 27-2021, amend filed 11/22/2021, effective 12/01/2021
BN 12-2021, adopt filed 06/24/2021, effective 07/01/2021