Address change violations!?

I doubt that they will bat an eye...don't worry, but keep it in mind for future reference. And let any nurse friends know if you hear them mention moving

Your parents changed their address, which means only things that have their name follows. I know, as my ex gets mail with my married name delivered to his house. My maiden name and new married comes to mine, and it only goes for a year. Make sure you don't have anything (from anywhere, not just BoN) that requires attention

Congrats!

NO expertise at all here, but this certainly seems like something that is relatively small potatoes (?)

Dude, if it were a big deal to forget to notify the board about an address change, there would be a ton of nurses losing their licenses.

It's more that it is a liability to you. If there is a problem with you or your license, they will attempt to contact you with the info on file, which if you can't receive it, you can't rebut or fix the problem.

I don't think this is an issue....the BON wants your current address to ultimately make sure you can receive a certified letter in the event of a complaint. If the address was your parents' in the same state, I don't think it is an issue.

My license is currently suspended because I forgot to change my address with the Oklahoma Board of Nursing. I had worked for almost 7 months with a suspended license and the suspended license and neither I or my employers knew about it. I have now lost my job and about to lose my home. I can't even find a job as a CNA. I met with the board a month ago and I am currently waiting for their order of punishment. My lawyer seems pretty certain I will get a public reprimand. It's crazy isn't it? Out of all the things a nurse can get in trouble for this was the last thing I thought would haunt me.

On 11/30/2019 at 6:48 PM, Mercedes Manning said:

My license is currently suspended because I forgot to change my address with the Oklahoma Board of Nursing. I had worked for almost 7 months with a suspended license and the suspended license and neither I or my employers knew about it. I have now lost my job and about to lose my home. I can't even find a job as a CNA. I met with the board a month ago and I am currently waiting for their order of punishment. My lawyer seems pretty certain I will get a public reprimand. It's crazy isn't it? Out of all the things a nurse can get in trouble for this was the last thing I thought would haunt me.

So your license was originally suspended because the BON somehow found out that you weren't living at the address they had on record? Or do you mean that you were unaware of a communication from the BON because you hadn't changed your address and so you failed to respond?

On 7/12/2019 at 10:23 PM, LilPeanut said:

Dude, if it were a big deal to forget to notify the board about an address change, there would be a ton of nurses losing their licenses.

Then it would be a true reallllly big nsg shortage. ?

I’ve moved 4x since becoming licensed, have renewed several times and never had an issue. According to my BON’s website they have bigger fish to fry like nurses committing felonies.

On 12/3/2019 at 10:41 AM, JKL33 said:

So your license was originally suspended because the BON somehow found out that you weren't living at the address they had on record? Or do you mean that you were unaware of a communication from the BON because you hadn't changed your address and so you failed to respond?

Good question because those are two very different things.

On 12/3/2019 at 11:41 AM, JKL33 said:

On 11/30/2019 at 6:48 PM, Mercedes Manning said:

My license is currently suspended because I forgot to change my address with the Oklahoma Board of Nursing. I had worked for almost 7 months with a suspended license and the suspended license and neither I or my employers knew about it. I have now lost my job and about to lose my home. I can't even find a job as a CNA. I met with the board a month ago and I am currently waiting for their order of punishment. My lawyer seems pretty certain I will get a public reprimand. It's crazy isn't it? Out of all the things a nurse can get in trouble for this was the last thing I thought would haunt me [emphasis added].

So your license was originally suspended because the BON somehow found out that you weren't living at the address they had on record? Or do you mean that you were unaware of a communication from the BON because you hadn't changed your address and so you failed to respond?

I suspect the latter.

Yes, the board tried to contact me regarding a bogus complaint from an employee 3 years ago. Once they couldn't get a hold of me, they suspended my license. I had updated my contact info every renewal period online but didn't know we were required to send in a physical change of address form. The complaint was regarding a shift where someone broke into my house and a police officer came to the hospital to let me file the police report in an empty room but my charge nurse thought I left the hospital. The complaint is being dropped after I showed a copy of the report but since my license is already suspended, I had to file for a repeal and go through the entire process. I think a reprimand is extremely harsh on top of losing my job for 4 months.

* I take full responsibility for not updating my address using the form. I just didn't realize the punishment would be so severe. The BON clarified that the suspension was ONLY because of the address, not the complaint.