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HB 2211 Graduates of foreign nursing education programs; licensure requirements.

Introduced by: Kathy K.L. Tran | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Graduates of foreign nursing education programs; licensure requirements. Requires that applicants for licensure to practice professional nursing who are graduates of a nursing education program in a foreign country have (i) graduated or be eligible to graduate from a licensing board-approved RN or LPN/VN prelicensure education program or have graduated from an approved foreign RN or LPN/VN prelicensure education program and (ii) if a graduate of a foreign RN or LPN/VN prelicensure education program not taught in English or if English is not the applicant's native language, successfully passed an English proficiency examination. The bill requires the Board of Nursing to (a) identify multiple approved entities to provide language examinations and multiple approved entities to evaluate and verify credentials earned from a nursing education program in a foreign country and (b) make the list of approved entities publicly available on the Board of Nursing website.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Graduates of foreign nursing education programs; licensure requirements. Requires that applicants for licensure to practice professional nursing who are graduates of a nursing education program in a foreign country (i) pass a written examination as required by the Board of Nursing; (ii) pass a language examination that assesses general English proficiency provided by an entity approved by the Board of Nursing; and (iii) submit their educational credentials for evaluation and verification by an entity approved by the Board of Nursing. The bill requires the Board of Nursing to (a) identify at least three approved entities to provide language examinations and at least three approved entities to evaluate and verify credentials earned from a nursing education program in a foreign country and (b) make the list of approved entities publicly available on the Board of Nursing website.