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Your best bet is to reach out to your local assemblyman as they will be able to get more information on your behalf so that you know exactly where you stand. Depending on your circumstances, you will either get through or you will have to get a new nursing education from an accredited program.

Even if it wasn't involved in the scandal, it still has to be accredited. NY will not accept approved schools going forward.

Call them tomorrow morning. That's the only way you will get a definitive answer.

All schools from Florida will be under scrutiny. One of Herzings campuses are approved. Did you go to that one? Also if you finished when the program was accredited, that won't matter. NYS is looking at the school's current status which isn't fair in my opinion but that is how they are doing it. You need to call NYBON because they are the only ones that can clarify for you. That department is only available Tuesdays and Thursdays. 518-474-3817 ext. 280.

Yes we will not see the draft of this upcoming meeting until the next board meeting after this one. If you look at all previous meetings, this is how they do things. Thank you for the update @NRSKarenRN.

You would have to call NYBON to find out.

In the same boat as you. I passed Jan 2023. I graduated in 2020, but program closed in 2021. If you want to be licensed in NY you will have to get an education from an accredited school. That is the only way as of now. Only upside is that you do not have to take the exam again. The education requirement has to be satisfied and they will issue the RN license. That is your only option.

From what I am seeing, you may have issues. If you want to work in New Jersey you can get a Florida nursing compact license. New Jersey is a nursing compact state so you can work there without endorsement but would have to retain your Florida address. I am not sure if they would give problems on that end by still requesting information about your education. Connecticut is not a compact state and you would have to endorse your Florida license.

The reason we are even in this predicament is because of the underhanded tactics of those certain Florida schools. They did provide valid a nursing education but because they were secretly selling diplomas on side, you education is null and void just by association. NYBON has the list of those people that actually purchased diplomas without an education. It was provided to them by the feds. Most people on here don't fall under that list. If you did, NYBON would of asked for your surrender of licensure. Unfortunately it put all approved schools under scrutiny. NYBON is just trying to protect the integrity of the nursing practice while they do there investigation. They still let students from certain schools test knowing that they wouldn't give a license which is where they messed up since some of students actually passed. All we can do now is wait for their decision, go to Florida take the boards, or get a NYS accredited nursing education. From they way things are looking, approved schools are a no go going forward but let's see what will happen with those that passed the boards already. Your anger should be with the Florida schools.

Wow thanks for the update. Typical NYS BON. After reading, I can see that this is not an update. It's the same thing that they have been saying. This changes and addresses nothing. They took every answer they have given thus far and compiled it together. I guess it's better than nothing. The waiting game continues. I wish you all the best. As of now it's either go to Florida and take NCLEX again or go to an accredited school and have that education submitted to satisfy NYS BON requirements and receive NYS license. I don't think NYS will ever approve applicants with approved educations from Florida or any state for that matter. This is just the reality that has to be faced.

I'm going to call. I'll let you know what they say. To be honest, calling 518-474-3817 ext 280 is for the processing unit all they are responsible for is the processing of documents, and are told what to do and say. Who you should be calling is the NYS Nursing Board the ones who are making these rules and decisions. Maybe that would put a fire under people to move along with the process and decision-making. Email: [email protected],Phone: 518-474-3817, Press 1 then ext. 120, Fax: 518-474-3706  Or try this email[email protected] which is the recommended email for people to usewho went to these fraudulent schools

Yes it is crazy and really unfair. NYBON needs to do better.

If there wasn't any type of fake diplomas being sold on the side then there would not been an issue. These Florida schools had acreddiation but were still approved. The original problem with these Florida schools were the low pass rates. Florida regulated that with probational periods and then closure with no improvement in pass rates. Despite being approved you still had to go class and attend clinicals like any other nursing school. Alot of students are suffering because they went to these schools and did the work legitimately but were unaware of the underhanded selling of diplomas without any schooling. Reputation of the school goes to *** along with your diploma. You now have that stigma just because you went to a Florida school and are considered a fraud even though you did your due diligence. It is really a sad situation.

Yes the bad failing rates were a red flag but the main thing is that if the owners of the schools didn't start doing fraud to make a quick buck on the side then we wouldn't even be here on this forum. We would all be working.

@Star2022 posted this. Let's all call this number and get try to get some answers. NYS nursing Processing unit uses two lists this is the list of schools under review Angel Tech Institute Azure College (710957, 743010, 746810) Carleen (All Locations) including Carleen Home Health CAMTECH, MD Florida College of Health and Sciences (both locations) Hosanna College of Health (734210) Herzing Univ-DO NOT APPROVE ED (ALL STATES) UFN, just put ED/CODEIDEAL PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE, INC. – 702910 JAY COLLEGE OF HEALTH LLC – 753410 Keiser University-put on hold those graduated in June 2022 UFNMed-Life Institute (All locations) Medworld Merit Technical Institute School of Allied Health (754731- US18100100)Myrielle School of Nursing, Palm Springs (7741) New Community Workforce (703931, 703331, 760131) Nursing Bridge Institute (759110) Palm Beach International College, Lake Worth Revelation University (754110) Siena Educational Center (742210) Sierra Allied Health Academy (760731- US18104000) Sigma Institute of Health Careers (IHF code 739510 Suncoast College of Health, Bradenton (3214) Techni-Pro Institute (749420, 748810) Universal Career School 718110 America Health Care/Ohio America Health Care Siena College of Health (750010) Sacred Heart International (741410) SUNSHINE ACADEMY - 716810 QUISQUEYA HEALTH CARE ACADEMY - 747210 QUISQUEYA SCHOOL OF NURSING - no school code Med-Life (WPB) Palm Beach School of Nursing (733410) Because all of these schools except for 2 are from Florida the NYS BON( the ones who make the rules) have stated any present-day school not listed as accredited from this list ( https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/MQASearchServices/NursingPrograms) is on hold. Any closed schools in Florida are on hold b/c we need to investigate why the school closed. To be honest, calling 518-474-3817 ext 280 is for the processing unit all they are responsible for is the processing of documents, and are told what to do and say. Who you should be calling is the NYS Nursing Board the ones who are making these rules and decisions. Maybe that would put a fire under people to move along with the process and decision-making. Email: [email protected], Phone: 518-474-3817, Press 1 then ext. 120, Fax: 518-474-3706 Or try this email [email protected] which is the recommended email for people to use who went to these fraudulent schools

Yes guys if you are waiting for NYBON and your school is not accredited, you will not be issued a license. There are a bunch of schools added to federal lists that I am sure NYBON is aware of. They just didn't update their current lists as they are slow to do everything. You cannot even find the last board meeting on the website because they didn't upload it yet and that was in September. I know they have a lot of applications and other things to deal with but they should have already addressed the rest of the remaining applicants that have passed the boards and are awaiting NYBON's response. They should make an official announcement so people know what to do moving forward. Like you guys have previously posted before, if you want a NY RN license then go back to an accredited school. That is the only way. You can also go back to your state and to get your license there but you have to retest since NYBON is not releasing scores. There is nothing more you can do at this point. I think NYBON will stand on this going forward. The days of approved schools are over.

This is only for NYS. Each state regulates their own BON.

https://www.regents.nysed.gov/sites/regents/files/423ppca1revised.pdf

Just call FBON and they will tell you what to do. One of the first things you have to do is have your school send in your transcripts yo FBON. Once they have it and verify then they will tell you what you need to do.

It won't look bad because if you have an approved education then they will give you the license. I think that everyone that made it through with approved schools should go back to school. They might have problems when trying to renew their licenses or NYS might take them in the future. We don't really know what they will do at this point because they move so slow in anything they do. Anyone living in NY should go back to school and get your degree from an accredited school. If you live Florida, they will allow you to take the NCLEX over if you took it in NYS already. Get your license there and then get a compact license that will allow you to work in multiple states. Don't sit and wait for NYS because who knows when and how they will respond. Get a head start now guys. Don't wait.

There is nothing you can do at this point. You will have to wait until they finish their investigations of the schools. I passed back in January and have been waiting since then. I have called numerous times and get the same answer; "Your school is still under review/investigation and we don't know when the review will be concluded." They interchange review and investigation at times but it means the same thing. You can give them a call Tuesdays and Thursdays starting from 8:30AM. They will tell you the same thing. I know how you feel trust me.

Yes you can retake the NCLEX in FL. You just have to contact FL BON. They have to have your school credentials already. A lot of people tested in FL first and didn't pass so they went to NY to take it where there is no limit. So because of that, FL would already have educational credentials needed. You if you had your credentials sent to NY BON directly then you would have to send your credentials to FL BON before they let you test again.

There is no investigation for those 903. It was already concluded that their education doesn't meet NY standards since they attended one of the schools on the fed fraud list. They were given the option to prove credentials or surrender the license without disciplinary action. Those that decide not to surrender their license will suffer the consequences eventually. It is just a matter of time. For those of us still waiting, NYBON has not made any official announcement pertaining to the Florida approved schools that didn't commit any fraud. NYBON is still throughly investigating. Like I said before, I hope they are bit more lenient with us and we don't suffer the same fate as those who attended the schools accused of fraud. You also need to remember that there are those that actual went to class and clinical but because their schools were engaged in fraudulent activity, their education is deemed insufficient. We are also suffering the consequences of these schools and are now stuck in limbo wondering if our educations will meet NYBON standards. I also wonder what they will do with the nurses who are licensed and working that graduated from Florida approved schools not on fraud list. Will they also have to surrender licenses also? It just waiting game at this point. Let's just continue to pray.

What you are saying is 100 percent true. Our issue with NY BON is communication. Let us know where we stand so we know how to proceed going forward. If you made the decision not to let us through then make it official. It's just time being wasted at this point if they really came to that conclusion. I just hope for the best. Let's just assume that they are still doing a thorough investigation and will allow those that passed from non fraudulent schools to go through. Just some wishful thinking.

Yes it's true for people that went to the schools on the list NYBON has up but there hasn't been any official announcements for those who passed NCLEX but went to Florida approved schools not on any federal list. I know @starr2022indicated going forward that NYBON would no longer accept a school that is not accredited but they did not make any official announcement for us that have been waiting before any emergency decisions started going into effect. I really hope that they do not take the same approach that they did with current schools on Fed list.