FNU clinicals in Utah
All FNU tracks can do clinicals in Utah, and a multistate compact RN license covers you. Utah sets its own conditions for out-of-state programs: a rule FNU must satisfy before placing students, a license requirement for every preceptor, and an annual report to the Board by August 1.
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Utah basics for an FNU clinical plan
Utah's regulator is the Utah Board of Nursing and Certified Nurse Midwives, within the Division of Professional Licensing. The state implemented the Nurse Licensure Compact on January 19, 2018, AANP lists it as full practice, and it enacted the APRN Compact on March 24, 2022, though that compact won't operate until seven states have enacted it. FNU's state licensure page shows its MSN and PGC programs meeting Utah's education requirements in all four specialties.
Rule R156-31b-609: what FNU has to show Utah
Utah Admin. Code R156-31b-609 covers any out-of-state nursing program that wants to place students in Utah agencies or institutions for clinical or practicum experience. It makes no distinction between pre-licensure and graduate programs. Before placing students, the program must satisfy the Division and Board on these points:
- Approval by its home-state board of nursing and accreditation by a nursing accreditor recognized by the US Department of Education
- Faculty employed by the program, meeting accreditor and home-state standards, and affiliated with an institution of higher education
- A license in good standing in Utah or a compact state for faculty supervising face to face
- A plan for selecting and supervising faculty, preceptors and clinical sites
An older, undated FNU portal page lists Utah among the boards that had approved FNU. It predates FNU's current state list, so confirm with your Clinical Advisor that your Utah site is clear before you lock in dates.
Your preceptor's license and the August 1 report
Under the same rule, every preceptor an out-of-state program uses in Utah must be licensed in good standing in Utah or in a Nurse Licensure Compact party state. That wording matters most when a non-nurse is part of your plan: FNU lets FNP students log a share of hours with physicians and PAs, and PMHNP students some hours with a therapist. Before you build hours around one of them in Utah, ask your Clinical Advisor how FNU reads the rule.
By August 1 each year, the program reports to the Board the number of students placed in Utah facilities, attests that all face-to-face clinical faculty and preceptors hold Utah or compact-state licenses, and verifies its accreditation. That is FNU's filing, but your preceptor's license is part of what it attests. Preceptor requirements covers FNU's side.
Check your preceptor's license state before the CSAF goes in; in Utah it is a condition of the placement, not a detail.
Salt Lake City to St. George: where to search
By 2025 Census estimates, the Salt Lake City-Murray metro has 1,308,377 people, Provo-Orem-Lehi 773,426, Ogden 672,784 and St. George 213,670. The large systems are Intermountain Health, University of Utah Health and MountainStar Healthcare, part of HCA Healthcare. Take them as leads to ask about, not as sites known to accept FNU students.
Beyond those four metros you're in the rural and underserved communities FNU's mission names. The Community Map shows Utah preceptors who have hosted FNU students, and the regional Case Days your RCF organizes bring students, alumni and preceptors together, which can turn up local contacts.
Nurse-midwifery students
Certified nurse midwives come under the same Utah board as nurses, as its name shows. Take state-specific questions on how Utah regulates CNM practice to your RCF. On FNU's side, a midwifery plan has to produce 40 births, eight or more of them in a hospital, and FNU wants a CNM or CM as your primary preceptor where possible. Any birth center you use must hold CABC accreditation. The nurse-midwifery preceptor page goes deeper.
Why Utah students choose us
A placement advisor looks for a Utah preceptor suited to your track, checks their license against the Utah rule, and gets the site and preceptor information ready for your CSAF and for Credentialing. FNU decides on approval, with the license condition behind the August 1 report already checked. Use the request form.
Questions FNU students ask
Does Utah's out-of-state program rule apply to FNU's graduate tracks?
R156-31b-609 draws no line between pre-licensure and graduate programs, so it reads as covering any out-of-state nursing program placing students in Utah agencies or institutions. FNU's Clinical Credentialing team handles board requirements. Confirm with your Clinical Advisor that your Utah site is cleared before you settle on a start date with your preceptor.
Can a preceptor licensed only in a non-compact state precept me in Utah?
Not under Utah's rule. Every preceptor an out-of-state program uses in Utah must hold a license in good standing in Utah or a Nurse Licensure Compact state, and face-to-face clinical faculty face the same test. Check the license before you submit the CSAF so the placement doesn't stall at credentialing.
Do I need a Utah RN license for FNU clinicals?
A multistate license issued by any other compact state is enough, because Utah joined the Nurse Licensure Compact in January 2018. If your only license is from a state outside the compact, apply to Utah's DOPL well ahead of your start. Telehealth adds a second test: licensing where each patient lives.
Has Utah joined the APRN Compact, and does it matter for me?
Utah enacted it in March 2022, one of five states so far with Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. The compact only starts working once seven states enact it, so for now it changes nothing about your FNU clinicals, which depend on your RN license and FNU's site approvals.
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Last checked 2026-09-23
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