OAR 584-021-0120: Requirements for Applying for Initial School Nurse Certification

(1) An applicant for the first Oregon School Nurse Certificate must: (a) Supply all information requested on the application, Form N-1, and sign in the space provided attesting that the information is true and correct; (b) Provide official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. Transcripts must bear the seal of the institution and the signature of the registrar; (c) Submit a current registered nurse license issued by the Oregon State Board of Nursing. A photocopy is acceptable; (d) Obtain a passing score on a commission adopted test of knowledge of U.S. and Oregon civil rights and professional ethics; (e) Furnish fingerprints in the manner prescribed by the commission and provide satisfactory responses to the character questions contained in the commission’s licensure application. (See also, OAR 584-036-0062 for Criminal Records Check Requirement.) (f) Submit the evaluation fee(s) as established by OAR 584-021-0170; and (g) Submit the employing school district's request for certification, and an explanation of why the joint application is being made, if the application is for the Emergency School Nurse Certificate. (2) A registered nurse who applies for certification and who is employed by a school, school district or education service district to conduct and coordinate a school or district health services program or who serves in such a capacity on a voluntary basis on November 1, 1981 will be issued a certificate under this subsection without further proof of qualification by the applicant.