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Board of Nursing committee debates KAR 60-9-106 language on accepted continuing-education providers
Summary
Committee members reviewed proposed revisions to KAR 60-9-106 that narrow which certifying bodies’ continuing-education offerings the Board will accept automatically; members raised concerns the draft could unintentionally exclude RNs and LPNs from automatic acceptance and asked staff to send the draft to the APRN committee for further review.
Board of Nursing committee members reviewed proposed revisions to KAR 60-9-106 concerning which continuing-education offerings the board will accept for license renewal, and asked staff to send the draft to the APRN committee for further review.
The discussion mattered because the language in the draft would clarify whether courses approved by national APRN certifying bodies are accepted automatically as approved continuing nursing education (CNE) for renewal, or whether the acceptance would be limited to APRNs only — potentially requiring other nurses to submit an individual approval application (IOA).
Staff explained the proposed change would streamline the…
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