Licensure Exam Score Appeal Procedure
How you can challenge the score of a state licensure examination
You may challenge a score on a licensure exam if it is 58, or 59. All the information on how to apply for an appeal, and how the appeal procedure works.
The following can appeal an exam:
- Candidates who had taken the non-adaptive state licensing exams for Registered Nurses (RNs) had a score of 58–59.
- Candidates who had taken the adaptive state licensing exams for Registered Nurses (RNs) had a score of 59.
- Candidates who had taken the practical nurse state licensing exams had a score of 58–59.
- Candidates who had taken accredited advanced nursing exams appealed only to the computerized case management stations or the computerized knowledge exam stations, and their scores were 58–59.
- Candidates who had taken the advanced nursing course selection exams had a score of 68–69.
Filling a notice of appeal on a score
A candidate must file a notice of appeal within 14 days from the delivery date of the score. File the notice via the Healthcare Professionals Portal; the option is available on the score webpage.
A text message (SMS) confirming that the notice of appeal has been received will be sent to candidates who file the notice through the portal; it will be emailed to candidates without access to the portal.
NOTE: If a score is changed to 58 or 59 as the outcome of the (first and only) appeal, it is not possible to appeal again.
You are required to bring a form of identification and you must be on the list of appellants. If you are not on the list, you will not be allowed to review the exam. Bring with you the books specified in the mandatory bibliography of the licensure exam.
You cannot be accompanied into the appeal hall; mobile phones or any electronic devices that can record or take pictures are not allowed. It is not allowed to bring into the appeal hall any books or documents other than the ones specified on the Department of Nursing Licensure Exams' mandatory bibliography.
- Reviewing the exam shall not exceed three hours. It is strictly prohibited to take the exam or any part of it out of the appeal hall.
- It is strictly forbidden to take a photo, copy, or give the exam to anyone, except the examiners present in the appeal hall.
- Just before entering the appeal hall, you will be asked to sign an attendance sheet. You will receive a copy of the exam questions that you have answered incorrectly, and an appeal form where you have to fill out the grounds for appealing each question.
- You may write the appeal either in Hebrew or in the language used for the exam.
- For your appeal to be considered, present clear reasons why you think that the answer you have given is correct, support your argument with references from the mandatory bibliography, which must include the book title, the author, the edition, and the page numbers that support your answer. The reviewers will only consider appeals competently argued.
Appeal hall policy
Once the appeal procedure and exam reviewing begin, you are not allowed to leave the hall; you are not allowed to help other appellants or get help from others; and you must remain quiet during viewing. The Department of Nursing Licensure Exams will look at any suspicion of a breach of policy.
Completing the appeal procedure
The Department of Nursing Licensure Exams will receive the appeal form from the appellant and will forward it to experts. The Department only accepts appeals submitted on viewing day.
Reporting a decision on an appeal
A written decision will be given within 45 days after filing an appeal. The decision will include a discussion of the grounds you have provided based on academic literature. If any exam question is disqualified because of your appeal, the scores of all relevant exams will be recalculated.