INTERIM
PERMIT
First time examination candidates may apply for an Interim permit to work while awaiting
the results of their examination. Important facts to keep in mind about Interim Permits.:
Interim permits cannot be issued until all nursing requirements are completed and the
applicant has been found eligible for the examination. Interim permits will be issued one
time only.
"A permittee shall practice under the direct supervision of a registered nurse who
shall be present and available on the patient care unit during all the time the permittee
is rendering professional services. The supervising registered nurse may delegate to the
permittee any function taught in the permittee's basic nursing program which, in the
judgement of the supervising registered nurse, the permittee is capable of
performing." (Section 1414©, title 16, California code of regulations)
Interim permits are valid for no longer than six months. Interim permits are null and void
as soon as examination results are sent to the applicant. If test results are sent before
the end of the six months, the interim permit expires immediately. (Section 1414©, title
16, California code of regulations)
To qualify for an interim permit, the examination applicant must meet the following
requirements:
 Submit completed
Green Application for Licensure by Examination.
Submit one
completed fingerprint card.
Submit completed
Green Application for Interim Permit.
Submit
appropriate total fee as directed on the Application Fee
schedule.
Submit a copy of
your license from your country if you were
educated outside the USA.
Have completed
your nursing program and been found eligible by
the Board for the examination.
Pass an English
comprehension examination if you are not from a
non-English speaking country or did not take your
country's licensing
examination in English. Passage of Test of English as
a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) is acceptable.
Business and Professions Code of California:
Section: 2732.1
(a)--An applicant for license by examination shall submit a written application in the
form prescribed by the board.
Upon approval of the application, the board may issue an interim permit authorizing the
applicant to practice nursing pending the results of the first licensing examination
following completion of his or her nursing course or for a maximum period of six months,
whichever occurs first.
If the applicant passes the examination, the interim permit shall remain in effect until a
regular renewable license is issued by the board. If the applicant fails the examination,
the interim permit shall terminate upon notice thereof by first-class mail. |
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