12. Nurses leaving the District of Columbia or applying for licensure in another state. (a) A nurse participating in the Program who moves to a jurisdiction where a rehabilitation program is in place and applies for licensure in that jurisdiction shall be transferred to that jurisdiction’s rehabilitation program. (b) A nurse participating in the Program who moves to a jurisdiction where there is no rehabilitation program and applies for licensure in that jurisdiction shall have his or her records transferred to that jurisdiction’s equivalent of the Board. (c) Whenever a nurse who applies for licensure in another jurisdiction continues to practice nursing in the District of Columbia: (1) If the jurisdiction has a rehabilitation program in place, the program shall be notified that the nurse is participating in a rehabilitation program in the District of Columbia; or (2) If there is no rehabilitation program in the jurisdiction, the jurisdiction’s equivalent of the Board shall be notified that the nurse is participating in a rehabilitation program in the District of Columbia. (May 1, 2001, D.C. Law 13-297, § 13, 48 DCR 2036.)
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