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RN LICENSE:

You must provide evidence that you hold a current license as a registered nurse (RN) by passing the NCLEX or must demonstrate the license has been verified for equivalency by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS), World Education Services (WES), or Educational Records Evaluation Services (ERES). If licensed in more than one jurisdiction, the candidate must hold full and unrestricted licenses in all jurisdictions where they practice. 

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*ALTERNATIVE TO DISCIPLINE POLICY: ANCB recognizes the positive impact nurses in recovery bring to the specialty of addiction nursing. Alternative to Treatment Program Involvement:
 

1. If a license is surrendered or if the nurse has violated the agreement, the applicant will be found ineligible to sit for the exam.

2. If the nurse has a license with restrictions and is currently in a monitoring program, a letter from the monitoring program will be required before the applicant may sit for the exam. The monitoring program letter will need to support that the license is active, the applicant is complying with his/her agreement and that the monitoring program supports the applicant sitting for the exam.
    

Each applicant will be expected to abide by their state nurse practice act and the laws of their state regarding the alternative to discipline programs.

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CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

The applicant must complete documentation (enclosed) verifying a minimum of 2000 hours (one year) of nursing experience related to addictions as an RN in a staff, administrative, teaching, private practice, consultation, counseling, or research capacity. These hours are only valid if they have been accrued within three (3) years of your application submission. This information must be detailed on the enclosed application and signed by a direct supervisor as verification.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CONTACT HOURS:

You need a total of thirty (30) hours of continuing education. These hours are only valid if they are related to addictions nursing, and have been acquired within three (3) years of your application submission. Your contact hour must be detailed on the provided application page. At least fifty-one percent of the hours must be specific to addictions nursing, while any remaining hours may be related to addictions nursing, such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, pain management, etc. To reduce paper, you need not submit contact hour certificates with your application submission. However, contact hour certificates must be made available if requested by the testing agency or certification board.