Section 338.10601. License renewals; relicensure; requirements; applicability.

(1) This part applies to applications for renewal of a nursing license and applications for relicensure pursuant to 333.16201(3) that are filed 2 years or more after the effective date of these rules.

(2)   An applicant for license renewal who has been licensed for the 2-year period immediately preceding the expiration date of the license or an applicant for relicensure  shall  accumulate  not   less    than    25 continuing education contact hours

that are approved by   the  board  pursuant to  these rules during the 2 years preceding an application for  renewal  or relicensure.

(a)    An  applicant  for   license  renewal  shall   complete  at  least   1 continuing education contact hour in pain and pain symptom management in each  renewal period. Continuing education contact  hours   in  pain  and pain  symptom management may include,  but  are   not  limited  to,  courses in   behavior  management,   psychology of pain, pharmacology, behavior modification, stress management, clinical applications, and drug interactions. This subrule  will take effect with the April 1, 2005 renewal cycle.

(3)     Submission of an application for renewal or relicensure shall constitute the applicant's  certification  of  compliance  with   the requirements  of  this rule. A nurse shall retain documentation of meeting the requirements of this rule for a period of 4 years from the date of applying for license renewal or relicensure. Failure to comply with   this rule  is  a violation  of section 16221(g) of the act.

History: 1996 AACS; 2003 AACS.