How do I satisfy the infection control course requirement every four years?
Education Law (section 6505-b) requires all nurses to complete course work or training in infection control and barrier precautions, including engineering and work controls to prevent the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the hepatitis B virus (HBV) every four years. You must attest to having completed this requirement to the State Education Department on your first licensure/registration application and at every subsequent registration. If you graduated from a nursing program registered by the State Education Department after September 1, 1993, for your initial licensure, you are automatically credited with having completed the requirement as part of your coursework. All other applicants must complete approved coursework before licensure will occur. After the initial registration cycle, all nurses must take the training every four years and attest compliance to the requirement when renewing their registration every three years. Additional information and a list of
