SECTION 485:10-19-5. Qualifications of applicant  


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  • (a)   To be eligible for participation in the Peer Assistance Program, each applicant must:
    (1)   have a current license to practice nursing in the State of Oklahoma, unless referred by the Board,
    (2)   have no pending felony charge or conviction that would prevent the nurse from practicing,
    (3)   voluntarily submit an application for participation, and
    (4)   practice nursing only within the State of Oklahoma while participating in the Program.
    (b)   Nurses previously disciplined by any board of nursing shall be ineligible, unless referred to the Peer Assistance Program by the Board.
    (c)   Nurses referred by the Board shall have sixty (60) days from the date of acceptance into the Program within which to obtain a current license.
[Source: Added at 12 Ok Reg 1463, eff 5-25-95; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1439, eff 7-1-07; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1024, eff 7-1-10; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1875, eff 9-14-18]