Requirements for advanced practice registered nurse licensure renewal

The advanced practice registered nurse license is valid for the same period of time as the applicant's registered nurse license. Applicants for renewal of the advanced practice registered nurse license must possess a current license to practice as a registered nurse in North Dakota or in a compact state and must comply with the following: 1. Complete the advanced practice registered nurse license renewal application; 2. Pay an advanced practice registered nurse licensure renewal fee of eighty dollars; and 3. Submit evidence of current national certification in the appropriate advanced practice registered nurse role and with at least one population focus, or participate in a competence maintenance program recognized by the board. Any individual holding a license to practice nursing as an advanced practice licensee in this state that is valid on December 31, 2015, shall be deemed to be licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse under the provisions of this chapter with the individual's current privileges and shall be eligible for renewal of such license under the conditions and standards prescribed in this chapter.