GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS (CONT’D)
II. General Application Requirements
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse listing eligibility requires the possession of an active California
Registered Nurse (RN) license.
If you do not possess an active California RN license and have never applied for a California RN
licenses, an Application for Licensure by Endorsement must also be submitted. If you have had a
permanent California RN license, you must either renew or reactivate the California RN license.
Nurse Practitioner application fee is nonrefundable. Processing times for certification may vary,
depending on the receipt of documentation from academic programs, association/national
organizations or evaluators. Processing a Nurse Practitioner certification application indicating
disciplinary action(s) and/or voluntary surrender(s) may take longer. A pending application
is not a disclosable public record; therefore, an applicant must sign a release of
information before the Board of Registered Nursing will release information relating to the
application to the public, including employers, relatives or other third parties. Once you are
certified, your address of record must be disclosed to the public upon request.
III. Name and/or Address Changes
California Co
de of Regulations, Section 1409.1 requires that you notify the Board of Registered
Nursing of all name and address changes within thirty (30) days of any change. You may call the
Board of Registered Nursing regarding the change of address of record. If you have changed
your name, please submit a letter of explanation regarding the requested name change plus
applicable documentation such as a copy of a marriage certificate, divorce decree or a driver’s
license.
IV. U.S. Social Security Number and Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)
Disclosure of your U.S. Social Security Number/ITIN is mandatory. Section 30 of the Business and
Professions Code and Public Law 94-455 (42 USCA 405 (c)(2)(C)) authorize collection of your U.S. Social
Security Number/ITIN. Your U.S. Social Security Number/ITIN will be used exclusively for tax enforcement
purposes, for purposes of compliance with any judgment or order for family support in accordance
with Section 11350.6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or for verification of licensure, certification or
examination status by a licensing or examination entity which utilizes a national examination and where
licensure is reciprocal with the requesting state. If you fail to disclose your U.S. Social Security
Number/ITIN, your application for initial or renewal of licensure/certification will not be
processed. You will be reported to the Franchise Tax Board, who may assess a $100 penalty against you.
ALERT:
Effective July 1, 2012, the Board of Registered Nursing is required to deny an
application for licensure and to suspend the license/certification/registration of any applicant or
licensee who has outstanding tax obligations due to the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) of the State
Board of Equalization (BOE) and appears on either the FTB or BOE’s certified lists of top 500 tax
delinquencies over $100.00. (AB 1424, Perea, Chapter 455, Statues of 2011)
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