SECTION 485:10-10-8.2. Inactive status

(a)   Any Advanced Unlicensed Assistant (AUA) who desires to retire from the practice of advanced unlicensed assistant practice shall submit a written request to be placed on the Inactive List.

(b)   The date of the transfer to inactive status will be the date of approval by the Board. The Board may delegate approval of the certificate holder's request to be placed on inactive status to the Board Staff.

(c)   A certificate holder shall remain on the Inactive List unless otherwise indicated without the payment of the renewal fee.

(d)   The return to active status fee shall be due when the certificate holder desires to return to active practice. The applicant must submit an application containing such information as the Board may prescribe. If the application is not completed within one (1) year, a new application and new fee will be required.

(e)   An application to return to active status for a certificate that has been placed on Inactive Status by Order of the Board shall be considered by the Board.

(f)   In addition to meeting other requirements to return to active status as established by the Board in these Rules, if the certification has been on the Inactive List, the application for reinstatement must be accompanied by one of the following:

(1)   verification of employment as an AUA in an acute care setting for a minimum of 12 months within the previous 24 months; or

(2)   verification of successful completion of twelve hours of clinical inservice appropriate to the AUA role within the previous 24 months; or

(3)   rewriting the certification examination with a passing score, both the written and core skills portions of the exam; or

(4)   verification of initial certification as an AUA within the 24 months immediately prior to reinstatement of AUA certification.

[Source: Added at 32 Ok Reg 1199, eff 8-27-15]