# Title 54 — Board of Nursing

## Article 54-07 — Unlicensed Assistive Person

## Chapter 54-07-02 — Unlicensed Assistive Person Registry

### § 54-07-02-01. Application and fee for unlicensed assistive person registration.

Applicants for registration as an unlicensed assistive person must meet board requirements,
including the following:
1. Submit a completed application;
2. Submit to a criminal history record check according to chapter 54-07-02.1;
3. Pay a nonrefundable fee of forty dollars; and
4. Submit verification of completion of a recognized formal training program or hold a current
registration or certification by a recognized national body.
History: Effective November 1, 1992; amended effective September 1, 1994; February 1, 1998;
June 1, 2002; April 1, 2004; July 1, 2008; April 1, 2014; July 1, 2020.
General Authority: NDCC 43-12.1-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-12.1-08(2)(h)
### § 54-07-02-01.1. Renewal of registration.

Initial registration will be subject to renewal on or before June thirtieth of the second year following
and every two years thereafter. Failure to receive the renewal notification does not relieve the registrant
of the obligation to renew the registration by the expiration date.
1. An applicant must submit a completed application form.
2. An applicant must pay the nonrefundable renewal fee of forty dollars.
3. An applicant shall submit verification of competency or verification of current certification or
registration by board-recognized national bodies.
4. The registration fee for any practicing unlicensed assistive person will be doubled for any
renewal application received in the board office after the expiration date.
History: Effective April 1, 2004; amended effective July 1, 2008; April 1, 2014; July 1, 2020.
General Authority: NDCC 43-12.1-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-12.1-10(2)
### § 54-07-02-01.2. Unlicensed assistive person registration for students.

Students may provide limited nursing interventions consistent with their education.
1. In order to meet the requirement for the registry, the nursing student must:

a. Submit evidence of current enrollment in a board-approved nursing education program;
b. Be in good academic standing in the nursing education program; and
c. Provide satisfactory evidence of completion of a course in the fundamentals of nursing.
2. In order to meet the requirement for the registry, the technician student must:
a. Submit evidence of current enrollment in a board-recognized formal training program;
b. Be in good standing in the formal training program; and
c. Provide satisfactory evidence of completion of the theory component of the program.
3. Medical assistant student administering medications must adhere to the requirements in
sections 54-07-05-09, 54-07-05-10, and 54-07-05-11.
History: Effective April 1, 2014.
General Authority: NDCC 43-12.1-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-12.1-09
### § 54-07-02-01.3. Temporary permit.

Upon receipt of an application for unlicensed assistive person registration, payment of the fee as
set by the board, and evidence that the applicant will meet all of the requirements for registration in
North Dakota, the board may issue a temporary permit to practice as an unlicensed assistive person in
this state. The temporary permit expires at the end of ninety days.
History: Effective April 1, 2014.
General Authority: NDCC 43-12.1-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-12.1-08(2)(h)
### § 54-07-02-02. Disciplinary action of registry listing.

Repealed effective December 1, 1995.
### § 54-07-02-02.1. Unlicensed assistive person registry status.

Unlicensed assistive persons who carry out delegated nursing interventions must hold current
registry status either on the board registry or on another state registry recognized by the board.
History: Effective February 1, 1998; amended effective June 1, 2002; April 1, 2004; July 1, 2008;
April 1, 2014.
General Authority: NDCC 43-12.1-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-12.1-08
### § 54-07-02-02.2. Reactivation of a registration.

An unlicensed assistive person previously registered in North Dakota who applies for reactivation
must meet board requirements and includes the following:
1. Submit a completed application;
2. Submit to a criminal history record check according to chapter 54-07-02.1;
3. Pay the nonrefundable registry fee and thirty dollar reactivation fee; and

4. Submit documentation of competency or evidence of current certification or registration by
board-recognized national bodies acceptable to the board.
History: Effective July 1, 2008; amended effective April 1, 2014.
General Authority: NDCC 12-60-24(2)(o), 43-12.1-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-12.1-10(2)
### § 54-07-02-03. Limited registration.

The board may initiate the issuance of a limited registration when good cause exists to do so.
History: Effective July 1, 2008.
General Authority: NDCC 43-12.1-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-12.1-08(2)(h)
