A. The board may issue a temporary nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife or clinical nurse specialist certificate, including prescribing and dispensing authority, or a temporary clinical nurse specialist certificate to a registered nurse who holds an unencumbered temporary or permanent license and who meets the requirements for certification and prescribing and dispensing authority as prescribed by this chapter and board rules.
B. A temporary certificate expires on the date specified in the certificate and may be renewed at the discretion of the executive director.