Nursing Important Announcements

• ACT 169, SLH 2009
  Relating to APRN Nurse Licenses
• CENTER FOR NURSING FEE
  Additional fee (Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, Act 173 requires continued assessment of this fee until it is repealed on July 1, 2014, unless further extended by law). Upon issuance of new license or at license renewal period, each practical and registered nurse shall pay an additional fee of $40 which shall be deposited to the compliance resolution fund established under §26-9(o) for quarterly credit to the center for nursing special fund under §304D-5. L 2003, c 198, §§3, 6, and 10.
• ACT 173
  Relating to the Center for Nursing Fee
• ACT 198
  Relating to the University of Hawaii at Manoa school of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, Center for Nursing.
• Important Announcement Regarding Act 30 (effective April 16, 2006)
  License renewal, restoration, inactivation and reactivation requirements.
• NCLEX FAQ's
  Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the International NCLEX Administration

• NOTICE TO NURSES REGARDING ACT 198 Center for Nursing

• Act 198 (effective July 1, 2003) established a Center for Nursing (Center) at the University of Hawaii School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene. The Center will help to ensure that better data about nurses is available, which will improve health care in Hawaii, as well as working conditions for nurses. The Center will collect and analyze data and prepare and disseminate written reports and recommendations regarding the current and future status and trends of the nursing workforce. The Center will conduct research on best practices and quality outcomes, as well as, develop a plan for implementing strategies to recruit and retain nurses. Act 198 establishes a special fund to support the Center’s activities and requires the assessment of a $40 fee upon the issuance of a new nurse license and at each license renewal. Beginning on July 1, 2003, each new license will be assessed the $40 fee to support the Center, and beginning with the 2005 renewal, the fee will be assessed for each license renewal.
• For more information please click on the "Act 198" link below or contact the Center at (808) 956-8522
• Important Announcement Regarding Exclusionary Formulary for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
• Important Notice Regarding International Testing
• EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
• Important Announcement for Foreign School Graduates and Examination Candidates