4723.483 Applying for initial certificate to prescribe.

4723.483 Applying for initial certificate to prescribe.

In the case of an applicant for an initial certificate to prescribe who received a certificate of authority to practice as a certified nurse-midwife or certified nurse practitioner by meeting the requirements specified in division (B) or (D) of section 4723.41 of the Revised Code, the board of nursing shall not issue a certificate to prescribe to the nurse unless both of the following apply:

(A) The applicant submits an application for the certificate to prescribe not later than one year after the effective date of the initial rules adopted under section 4723.50 of the Revised Code.

(B) The applicant submits evidence of having obtained not less than ten years of clinical experience in the practice of a nursing specialty, three years of which were obtained in the five-year period immediately preceding the date the application is submitted.

Effective Date: 05-17-2000