Clinical Nurse Specialist
Effective with Registered Nurse licenses expiring January 31, 2016 and thereafter, your Clinical Nurse Specialist renewal will appear on your Nurse Gateway profile.
Effective July 1, 2015, the new Clinical Nurse Specialist Rules 21 NCAC 36.0228 require all Clinical Nurse Specialists to be recognized by the North Carolina Board of Nursing in order to practice as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in North Carolina.
Fee Information: There is no fee for this process
Recognition Requirements
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A permanent North Carolina Registered Nurse (RN) license or another Compact State Registered Nurse license valid for practice in North Carolina (Compact license information must first be submitted on the “Compact State Application”); and
- Master's or higher degree in Nursing or a related Master's; and
- Current National Certification as Clinical Nurse Specialist
If your email address is listed with the North Carolina Board of Nursing, you will receive a confirmation via email verifying receipt of your online application.
Upon successful completion of the online application, you may check your application status via Nurse Gateway . Licensure information can be verified on the Board's website. The Board of Nursing’s electronic database serves the primary source of licensure information for nurses in North Carolina.