ACCEPTANCE OF PAPER LICENSURE APPLICATIONS:

• The deadline for the submission of paper applications for licensure is Friday, August 10, 2018. Thereafter, applicants for licensure will be able to submit their applications online via the Nurse Portal beginning Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 12pm.

The following applications are located on the Louisiana Nurse Portal: lsbn.boardsofnursing.org

• Application for APRN licensure by endorsement
• Application for APRN licensure by reinstatement
• Application for Initial and Changes in Prescriptive Authority
• Application for APRN licensure in an Additional AP Role and Population Focus
• Application for APRN disaster permit

You may request to delete/remove physicians and sites from your prescriptive authority privileges via the Nurse Portal.

You may also update your email or mailing address and request a name change, via the Nurse Portal. 

APRN Licensure – Approval by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN) is required to use the title and practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in Louisiana.

• Instructions and forms – Initial APRN Licensure by Examination
• Instructions and forms – APRN Licensure by Endorsement
• Instructions and forms – Request for LSBN approval in an Additional AP Role and Population Focus  
• Frequently Asked Questions

Prescriptive Authority (PA) Privileges - Approval for prescriptive authority (PA) by LSBN is required for collaborative practice in accordance with LAC  46:XLVII.4513.D  (Chapter 45 LSBN rules & regulations)

• Instructions and forms/attestation-How to Apply for Initial Prescriptive Authority Privileges
• Instructions and forms/attestation-How to Apply for Changes in Prescriptive Authority Privileges
• Instructions – How to Delete a Physician and/or Practice Site from a collaborative practice agreement previously approved by LSBN   
• Instructions and application forms - How to apply for Reinstatement of Prescriptive Authority Privileges in Louisiana  (required if APRN has ceased prescribing for 12 months or more with LSBN approved collaborating physicians)
• Pharmacology Continuing Education (CE) accrediting organizations accepted by LSBN
• Frequently Asked Questions

CE Requirements for APRNs Prescribing Controlled Substances

• Required CEs for APRNs
• Approved CE Course List
• Certification for Exemption to CE requirements
• Form for Review of CE Course not Previously Approved

Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) – A formal written statement addressing the parameters of the collaborative practice which are mutually agreed by the APRN and one or more licensed physician(s) and/or dentist(s)

• Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) template  -  Retain CPAs at the practice site. APRNs are required to use this template. Submit PA applications, supporting documentation, and fees (if applicable) through the nurse portal. Please refer to instructions provided in the PA application options listed above.
• Frequently Asked Questions

Commensurate APRN – An APRN currently licensed in Louisiana without national certification in one (or more) functional role and population focus (previously recognized) by LSBN.

• Instructions and forms – Annual Requirements for Commensurate Licensure Renewal (V-1 form).

Resources

• Advanced Practice National Certifying Organizations
• Pharmacology CE accrediting organizations accepted by LSBN
• RN Scope of Practice Guidelines (tool that may useful in working through practice and delegation issues)
• APRN Scope of Practice Guidelines (tool that may useful in working through practice and delegation issues)
• RN/APRN Delegation Tree (tool that may useful in working through practice and delegation issues)

Practice Advisory Opinions Rendered by LSBN (opinions rendered by the board based on specifics of a nursing practice situation)

Declaratory Statements Rendered by LSBN (tool that may useful in working through practice and delegation issues)

• Delegation Tree
• Nurse Practice Act (laws)
• Rules and Regulations
• Louisiana State Board of Pharmacy
• Drug Enforcement Agency
• Continuing Education Requirements

Director
Monique Calmes, APRN, FNP-BC

APRN Compliance Officer

Licensing Analyst
Laura Guillory
Lawanna Geren

APRN Licensure by Exam or Endorsement: advancedpractice@lsbn.state.la.us
APRN Practice:  advancedpractice@lsbn.state.la.us
Phone:  (225) 755-7521
Fax: (225) 755-7581

Administrative Coordinator for APRN & Credentialing Departments
Taneshia Callegari

Director
Monique Calmes APRN, FNP-BC (Interim)

Licensing Analysts
Kevin Brumley
Stacey Jones
Brenda Kelt
Brittany Williams

RN Endorsements/Volunteer Nurses/Foreign Nurses: endorsements@lsbn.state.la.us
RN Nursing Practice: practice@lsbn.state.la.us
License Verifications/Reinstatements: verifications@lsbn.state.la.us
Annual License Renewals:renewals@lsbn.state.la.us
Phone: (225)755-7520
Fax: (225)755-7581