Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensure
Effective January 10, 2011, all applicants for RN and APRN licensure must provide a federal criminal background check. Applicants applying for APRN licensure only, must provide a state and federal criminal background report.
KBN recommends that all APRNs who have a Collaborative Agreement for Prescriptive for Controlled Substances (CAPA-CS) establish and maintain an account with the Kentucky ALL Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting System (KASPER).
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Required Title for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses |
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(1) APRN is the legal, licensure title for all NPs, CNMs, CRNAs, and qualifying CNSs. (KRS 314.042). That title should always be used by any currently licensed APRN. It should precede any certification title such as FNP or CRNA, if the person wants to use those titles.
(2) The academic degree (MSN, Ph.D., DNP, etc) may be used; it is not required. If it is used, there is no law on where it is placed, i.e. before or after licensure title of APRN. An individual who holds a doctoral degree should be aware of KRS 164.298(2) and KRS 311.375 which state that if a person uses the title Doctor or Dr., they must also use their doctoral credentials, i.e DNP.
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KBN Recognized APRN Certification Population Foci |
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Effective January 10, 2011, KBN recognizes the following population foci for APRN-NP and APRN-CNS designations:
- Acute Care
- Adult
- Adult Psych Mental Health
- Child/Adolescent Psych Mental Health
- Family
- Family Psych Mental Health
- Gerontological
- Medical/Surgery
- Neonatal
- Pediatric
- Women's Health
Currently licensed Kentucky APRNs who fail to continually renew APRN licensure and national certification in community health, critical care, oncology and/or school population foci will be unable to reinstate APRN licensure in those foci.
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Application Status |
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Supporting documents may be faxed to 502-429-3336
- Faxed copies of applications and transcripts will not be accepted.
- Allow up to 4 business days for staff review of all documents received.
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Validate a License |
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Validate that a license has been issued and the expiration date for free.
- Allow 14 business days for a license to be issued after all requirements are met.
- Allow 4 weeks from licensure date to receive a license card.
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