§ 40-33-230. Licensure requirements for foreign-educated nurses.
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§ 40-33-230. Licensure requirements for foreign-educated nurses.
Beginning January 1, 2007, the State Board of Nursing shall require foreign-educated candidates for licensing as registered nurses to pass:
(1)the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX); and
(2)an English language proficiency test that determines whether or not the license applicant is proficient in conversational English with regard to medical terminology and the skills required of a registered nurse.