(1) An applicant for licensure by endorsement in this state shall submit to the board:

(a) a completed application including the following identifiers:

(i) a picture, social security number, birthdate, and documentation of name change;

(ii) the application will be kept on file for one year. If the applicant fails to complete the application requirements for licensure by endorsement within one year, a new application will be required;

(b) evidence of meeting the standards for nursing education in this state at the time of original licensure;

(c) verification of initial licensure by examination with evidence of completion of a board approved program;

(d) verification and documentation of licensure status from all jurisdictions of licensure for preceding two years;

(e) registered nurse applicants shall present evidence of having passed a licensure examination as follows:

(i) a passing score on a state-constructed licensure examination prior to the use of the state board test pool examination in the original state of licensure; or

(ii) 350 on each part of the state board test pool examination for registered nurses; or

(iii) a passing score on a NCLEX-RN examination taken after September 1988; or

(iv) a minimum scaled score of 1600 on a NCLEX-RN examination taken prior to September 1988;

(f) the required fees for licensure by endorsement as specified in ARM 24.159.401; and

(g) if the applicant's education was obtained in a foreign country, the applicant must also meet the conditions of ARM 24.159.1229.

(2) The board may, on a case-by-case basis, issue a license to an applicant for licensure by endorsement whose license is under investigation or in disciplinary action of a board in another jurisdiction or to an applicant who is under investigation for a felony criminal offense.

(3) An applicant for licensure by endorsement in Montana may be granted a temporary permit to practice registered nursing pursuant to the provisions of ARM 24.159.1221.

(4) The board shall issue a license based on satisfactory completion of the requirements.