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I printed out and highlighted where it said they do, and I am sending in my college transcript. It states: I am taking college courses. Can I use that to meet my CE requirement? Academic credit received for successful completion of a course taken through an accredited educational institution may be used to meet the CE requirement. Academic credit translates into contact hours as follows: 1 credit hour in a quarter system = ten (10) contact hours 1 credit hour in a trimester system = twelve (12) contact hours 1 credit hour in a semester system = fifteen (15) contact hours --- It does not say anything about having it be specific to nursing. http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/PDFS/Education/CE%20FAQ%203.12.pdf

I have time, however, I was just trying to be proactive. In order to meet requirements for my Ohio RN license renewal, they accept academic credits, so I was hoping Texas would be the same. :/

I am currently pursuing my MBA from an accredited university, which I think can easily translate into the field of nursing I am in, which is occupational health within a plant. I have to manage cases, work within a budget, and work within a multidisciplinary team within the plant, including Environmental Health and Safety, Human Resources, a Union, and plant management. I would like for my academic credits to count towards my contact hours required for RN license renewal in Texas. I contacted the Texas BON, but they were not very helpful, and provided me with the following information: CE Certificates must include: Your name Date of class Name of course Number of continuing education hours (must be in nursing) Statement that the course provider has the approval of a national certification accreditation agency recognized by the Board for license renewal (see below) To count toward licensure renewal, a program must have been approved by one of the credentialing agencies recognized by the Board. The credentialing agencies have met nationally-predetermined criteria to approve programs and providers of CNE. The Board recognizes the following credentialing agencies and providers: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP); American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN); American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA); American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM); American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC); Category I Continuing Medical Education (for APRNs only); Emergency Nurses Association (ENA); National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service (NAPNES); National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP); National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN); Colleges and Universities; and Other State Boards of Nursing. These organizations, in turn, approve other CNE providers. For example, most of the state nursing associations such as the Texas Nurses Association and many of the nursing specialty organizations are accredited through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Thus, these programs would be accepted. --- I've also read that the academic credit must be related to your field of nursing, but cannot be, for example, an "economics" course for "financial gain" or from a liberal arts course. I know it's an MBA, and I purposely chose not to go for MSN, because it is more appropriate for the type of environment I work in. It would be a shame if my credits could not be counted. Has anybody tried using their academic credits (like in my situation) towards the TX RN license renewal? Thanks!

Thank you so much for your response. A couple more questions: Would you recommend letting a supervisor know we are active duty military right away in a job interview or worry about it when ever a move comes? Second question, if I move to Ohio and do case management everywhere else but Ohio, will I necessarily need an Ohio license or stick with Texas (single) and obtain other licenses as needed where patients reside only? We nurses know we need to cover our butts. I really appreciate your insight.

Hello, I am pursuing workers' comp case management, which entails managing cases across state lines. My husband is active duty military, and there is potential we may be moving to Ohio from Texas. Our primary residence is Texas, as I have a Texas drivers' license, my vehicles are registered in Texas, our taxes will be taken from Texas, and I am registered to vote in Texas. When we move, we will not have a Texas residence, but it is our primary/permanent home of record. According to the NLC: What determines primary residency for licensure purposes in the Nurse Licensure Compact? "Primary state of residence" is defined by the compact as "the state of a person's declared fixed permanent and principal home or domicile for legal purposes". Evidence of a primary state of residence may be required. Sources used as evidence include, but are not limited to, driver's license, federal income tax return, military payroll documents, and voter registration. If you declare a change in your permanent residence from another compact state, you have 90 days to obtain a license in that state. My question concerns licensing. Texas is part of the NLC, whereas Ohio is not. I understand I can hold both an NLC and non-NLC license at the same time; however, I would really like to keep my Texas multi-state license. According to the Texas BON, I must provide a Texas address in order to keep or receive another multi-state license (otherwise they will issue a single-state license ONLY). If I'm living in Ohio, obviously I won't have a Texas address, even though everything else remains in Texas. Furthermore, if I ever move to another NLC state and if I ever want another multi-state license, I'll have to change everything over to that state. Will I have to maintain multiple licenses for many different states, because I will no longer be able to hold a multi-state license? Or is there some way to keep the Texas multi-state license? Anybody have some creative ideas? The military stuff really puts an extra twist on things, especially if you have to move on government orders every 2-3 years. Being able to work from home and keep the same job doing case management would be wonderful if I didn't have to keep up so many licenses. I wish more states would join the NLC and/or I wish states would recognize military spouses and make an exception. Thanks in advance for your replies!

This does help! Thank you! It does sound like it is possible to use a Texas address and have mail forwarded. I could go from state-to-state and keep applying for licenses, however, I'd really love to skip all the red tape and hold onto a multi-state license so that I may do telephonic case management for Worker's Comp or something, it would make it a lot easier than trying to acquire multiple licenses everywhere I go. My niche is now in occupational health (I currently work for J&J at a manufacturing site), so I am no longer interested in working in a hospital setting. Another question: In order to get a multi-state license in another state (and let another go inactive), do you have to be a resident of that state? For example, if I move to a non-compact state and don't have a Texas address by the time I need to renew, I will lose my Texas multi-state privileges. If I happen to move to another compact state after that and want another multi-state license, do I have to have a driver's license or become a resident of that state in order to acquire the multi-state license? Sorry for all the questions, I'm just so confused with all of this...

My driver's license, vehicle registration, license plates, and home of record for tax purposes will all remain in Texas. I don't know how much more proof of being a Texas resident the Texas BON needs, but they still require a Texas address on the renewal form to acquire a multi-state license. Is it possible to have a P.O. box or send mail to another residence in Texas (having it forwarded to my actual residence in another state), and use that address on the Texas BON? Has anyone ever done that before?

Hello, I'm married to an active duty military person, my current multi-state license is in Texas, our legal home of record is Texas, and we will be moving to a non-compact state in less than a year. I'm extremely confused on what to do with my license. I renewed my license for the first time in Texas, and thinking ahead for the next time I will have to renew (will be in a non-compact state), I decided to pay close attention to the options the renewal form had. It does NOT have an option to say that "I am a resident of Texas and I DO NOT have an address." According to the Texas BON (via their website, multiple e-mails, and one phone call), no matter if you are a military spouse or not, you must have an address in Texas in order to re-apply for the multi-state license. If you do not have an address (because you live in another state), you have to apply for a Texas single-state license, which basically does zero good. I was under the impression that as a military spouse nurse, there was a bill/relief act that allowed us to keep our multi-state licenses in our home of record, so that we may travel and practice in any other compact state on our military spouse's temporary orders. I must have misunderstood this? If this is true, what is the point of having such a bill? I'm panicking thinking that the next time I renew (being in the non-compact state), I have to settle for a single-state license from either Texas or the non-compact state. We will only be in the non-compact state for a year and a half until we move AGAIN to who knows where. Both will be pointless. I've realized from moving before marrying into the military life that some states require you to change your driver's license to prove that you're a resident of that state before receiving their multi-state license. So my spouse will be a resident of Texas and I will have to change my legal residency everywhere I go? This just doesn't make sense! I feel screwed! Where is the relief? Can somebody help make sense of this or tell me what you have done? I'm completely lost on this. I don't know what to do, it seems like a mess and a waste of $ to me. **I was looking forward to traveling with my husband and being able to do telephonic case management for Worker's Comp or something, but I'm starting to think I might have to kiss that idea good-bye. This is something I pulled up from a PowerPoint I found online: Fact: The benefits of the Military Spouse Residency Relief Act of 2009 do not extend to licensure. The compact is based on primary state of residency. To be eligible for a multistate license, a nurse must declare the compact state as their primary state of residence. A resident of a non-compact state may apply to a compact state for a license, however; the applicant will only be eligible for a single state license, having met all requirements. Fact: Eligibility requirements for a multistate license include having primary residency in a compact state. Acceptable evidence of residency include: driver's license with a home address; voter registration card displaying a home address Federal income tax return declaring the primary state of residence Military Form no. 2058 - state of legal residence certificate; or W2 from US Government or any bureau, division or agency thereof indicating the declared state of residence.