§ 1622.
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§ 1622. Registered nurse licensure by endorsement
(a)Except as otherwise provided pursuant to subsection
(b)of this section, to be eligible for licensure as a registered nurse by endorsement, an applicant shall:
(1)hold a current license to practice registered nursing in another U.S. jurisdiction based on education in a nursing program acceptable to the Board; and
(2)meet practice requirements set by the Board by rule.
(b)Except as otherwise provided by law, the Board shall issue a license to practice as a registered nurse to an applicant who:
(1)is a service member or veteran;
(2)has received designation by the U.S. Armed Forces as a 66H Nurse or equivalent;
(3)has received at least a bachelor’s degree in nursing from a program that is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
(ACEN)or by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
(CCNE)or that is accepted by the U.S. Secretary of Education; and
(4)has completed a qualified course in public health nursing or one year of supervised nursing experience.
(c)As used in this section:
(1)“Service member” means an individual who is an active member of:
(A)the U.S. Armed Forces;
(B)a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces;
(C)the U.S. Coast Guard; or
(D)the National Guard of any state.
(2)“Veteran” means a former service member who received an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions from active duty not more than two years prior to submitting an application for licensure. (Added 2015, No. 38, § 11, eff. May 28, 2015; amended 2017, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2017, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 18.)