(g) Is not currently enrolled in an alternative program.
(h) Is subject to self-disclosure requirements regarding current participation in an alternative program.
(i) Holds a valid United States social security number.
Section 6. N 2.105 is created to read:
N 2.105 Application procedure for a multistate license. (1) Each applicant for a multistate license shall complete and submit an application by the electronic application process or on forms provided by the department, declare Wisconsin as the primary state of residence, and shall pay the fee.
(2) The educational administrator or designee for a board approved prelicensure education program shall submit any of the following:
(a) Via the electronic application process a verification that the applicant has graduated.
(b) A certification of graduation.
(c) An official transcript indicating graduation.
(3) If the applicant graduated from a foreign prelicensure education program, the applicant shall submit a certificate or report demonstrating verification from an independent credentials review agency that the prelicensure education program is comparable to a board approved prelicensure education program.
(4) If the applicant graduated from a foreign prelicensure program was not taught in English or if English is not the applicant’s native language, the applicant shall submit proof of successfully passing an English proficiency examination that includes the components of reading, speaking, writing, and listening.
(5) (a) The board shall notify the applicant of eligibility for admission to the NCLEX once it receives verification of any of the following:
1. Certificate of approval.
2. Graduation.
(b) The applicant shall contact the examination provider to schedule the NCLEX date and time within one year from the time the notice of eligibility is received by the applicant.
(c) The board shall send notification of results to applicants who fail to earn a passing score on the NCLEX. An applicant may apply to the board for authorization to schedule reexamination. The reexamination may not occur earlier than 45 days after the most recent sitting for the NCLEX.
(6) The applicant shall submit, through an approved process, fingerprints or other biometric-based information for the purpose of obtaining an applicant’s criminal history information from the federal bureau of investigation and the Wisconsin department of justice.
(7) If the applicant has been convicted or found guilty, or has entered into an agreed disposition, of a misdemeanor offense, the applicant shall provide the board all related information necessary for the board to determine whether the circumstances substantially relate to the practice of nursing.
Section 7. N 2.11 (title) is amended to read:
N 2.11 Application procedure for a single state license for applicants from board-approved schools.
Section 8. N 2.12 (title) is amended to read:
N 2.12 Application procedure for a single state license for applicants from comparable schools.
Section 9. N 2.19 (insert in Subchapter III) is created to read:
N 2.19 Endorsement of an applicant for a multistate license. (1) Each applicant for a multistate license by endorsement shall complete and submit an application on forms provided by the department and shall pay the fee.
(2) The applicant shall provide all of the following:
(a) Evidence of holding an active, unencumbered license.
(b) Declaration or evidence that Wisconsin is the primary state of residence.
(c) Evidence of graduation from one of the following:
1. A board approved nurse prelicensure education program or
2. A foreign nurse prelicensure education program that has been approved by the authorizing accrediting body in the applicable country and has been verified by an independent credentials review agency to be comparable to a board approved prelicensure education program.
(d) If the applicant graduated from a foreign prelicensure program not taught in English or if English is not the applicant’s native language, evidence of successfully passing an English proficiency examination that includes the components of reading, speaking, writing, and listening.
(e) Evidence of successfully passed an NCLEX exam or recognized predecessor.
(f) If the applicant has been convicted or found guilty, or has entered into an agreed disposition, of a misdemeanor offense, all related information necessary for the board to determine whether the circumstances substantially relate to the practice of nursing.
(3) The applicant shall submit, through an approved process, fingerprints or other biometric data for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the federal bureau of investigation and the Wisconsin department of justice.
Section 10. N 2.20 (title) is amended to read:
N 2.20 Endorsement of an applicant from a nurse licensure compact state for a single state license.
Section 11. N 2.21 (title) is amended to read:
N 2.21 Endorsement of an applicant from another U.S. state, territory or Canada for a single state license.
Section 12. N 2.31 (3) (note) is created to read:
Note: A temporary license does not grant multistate licensure privileges.
Section 13. N 9.01, 9.02, 9.03 and 9.04 are repealed.
Section 14. N 9 Appendix is created to read:
APPENDIX
NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT RULES
SECTION 100. DEFINITIONS
(1) "Commission" means the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators.
(2) “Compact” means the Nurse Licensure Compact that became effective on July 20, 2017 and implemented on January 19, 2018.
(3) “Convert” means to change a multistate license to a single-state license if a nurse changes primary state of residence by moving from a party state to a non-party state; or to change a single-state license to a multistate license once any disqualifying events are eliminated.
(4) “Deactivate” means to change the status of a multistate license or privilege to practice.
(5) “Director” means the individual referred to in Article IV of the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators Bylaws.
(6) “Disqualifying Event” means an incident, which results in a person becoming disqualified or ineligible to retain or renew a multistate license. These include but are not limited to the following: any adverse action resulting in an encumbrance, current participation in an alternative program, a misdemeanor offense related to the practice of nursing (which includes, but is not limited to, an agreed disposition), or a felony offense (which includes, but is not limited to, an agreed disposition).
(7) “Independent credentials review agency” means a non-governmental evaluation agency that verifies and certifies that foreign nurse graduates have graduated from nursing programs that are academically equivalent to nursing programs in the United States.
(8) “Licensure” includes the authority to practice nursing granted through the process of examination, endorsement, renewal, reinstatement and/or reactivation.
(9) "Prior Compact" means the Nurse Licensure Compact that was in effect until January 19, 2018.
(10) “Unencumbered license” means a license that authorizes a nurse to engage in the full and unrestricted practice of nursing.
SECTION 200. COORDINATED LICENSURE INFORMATION SYSTEM
201. UNIFORM DATA SET AND LEVELS OF ACCESS
(1) The Compact Administrator of each party state shall furnish uniform data to the Coordinated Licensure Information System, which shall consist of the following:
(a) the nurse’s name;
(b) jurisdiction of licensure;
(c) license expiration date;
(d) licensure classification, license number and status;
(e) public emergency and final disciplinary actions, as defined by the contributing state authority;
(f) a change in the status of a disciplinary action or licensure encumbrance;
(g) status of multistate licensure privileges;
(h) current participation by the nurse in an alternative program;
(i) information that is required to be expunged by the laws of a party state;
(j) the applicant or nurse’s United States social security number;
(k) current significant investigative information; and
(l) a correction to a licensee’s data.
