R156-31b-301d. Foreign Education Programs

  If an applicant's prelicensing education was completed through a foreign program that does not meet the requirements of Section 58-31b-601, the applicant shall demonstrate:

  (1)(a) within the year preceding the date of the application, the applicant successfully completed all three components of the CGFNS Certification Program and the credentials evaluation service professional report; and

  (b) within five years preceding the date of the application, the applicant met at least one of the following practice requirements:

  (i) completed the nursing education program;

  (ii) worked as a nurse;

  (iii) completed an approved re-entry program; or

  (iv) obtained an advanced (baccalaureate, master's or doctorate) nursing degree from an accredited nurse education program; or

  (2)(a) during the five years preceding the date of the application, the applicant practiced as a licensed nurse for 6,000 hours in another state or territory of the United States; and

  (b) prior to the date of the application, the applicant achieved a passing score on an English proficiency test satisfying current CGFNS requirements.