Certification Requirements

Title 28 EDUCATION

Part CXXXI. Bulletin 746?

Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel

Chapter 4. Ancillary School Service Certificates

§411. School Nurse

A. Type C School Nurse—valid for three years.

1. Eligibility requirements:

a. current Louisiana licensure as a registered professional nurse; and

b. minimum of two years experience as a registered nurse.

2. Renewal Guidelines. May be renewed once for a three year period, upon presentation of a copy of current Louisiana licensure as a registered professional nurse and upon request of Louisiana employing authority.

B. Type B School Nurse—valid for five years.

1. Eligibility requirements:

a. current Louisiana licensure as a registered professional nurse; and

b. three years of experience as a type C school nurse.

2. Renewal Guidelines. May be renewed once for a five year period, upon presentation of a copy of current Louisiana licensure as a registered professional nurse and upon request of Louisiana employing authority.

C. Type A School Nurse—valid for five years.

1. Eligibility requirements:

a. current Louisiana licensure as a registered professional nurse;

b. baccalaureate degree in nursing or a health-related field from a regionally accredited college or university; and

c. five years experience as a certified type B school nurse.

2. Renewal Guidelines. May be renewed once for a five year period, upon presentation of a copy of current Louisiana licensure as a registered professional nurse and upon request of Louisiana employing authority.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6 (A)(10), (11), (15); R.S. 17:7(6); R.S. 17:10; R.S. 17:22(6); R.S. 17:391.1-391.10; and R.S. 17:411.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 32:1808 (October 2006), amended LR 36:1998 (September 2010), LR 37:883 (March 2011), LR 38:44 (January 2012), LR 38:2366 (September 2012).