§ 8-307. Examinations -- Waiver[Amendment subject to abrogation]

   (a) In general. -- Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may issue a license by endorsement and waive any appropriate examination requirement of this title for an applicant who has an active unencumbered license to practice registered nursing or licensed practical nursing in any other state or country.

(b) Conditions. -- The Board may issue a license by endorsement under this section only if the applicant:

   (1) Submits to the Board an application on the form that the Board requires;

   (2) Submits to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 8-303 of this subtitle;

   (3) Pays the application fee set by the Board under § 8-304 of this subtitle; and

   (4) Provides adequate evidence that:

      (i) At the time the applicant graduated from a nursing education program approved in the other state or country, the applicant met the educational qualifications then required by the laws of this State;

      (ii) At the time the applicant became licensed or registered in the other state or country, the applicant passed in that or any other state or country an examination that was similar to the examination that then was given in this State; and

      (iii) The applicant meets the qualifications otherwise required by this title.

(c) Clinical experience requirements. --

   (1) The Board may waive the clinical experience requirements established under this subtitle for an applicant who has an active unencumbered license to practice registered nursing or licensed practical nursing in any other state or country but does not satisfy the requirement under subsection (b)(4)(i) of this section, if the applicant:

      (i) Graduated from a program accredited by a nursing accreditation agency recognized by the Board;

      (ii) Submits to the Board satisfactory evidence of completing active nursing practice as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection; and

      (iii) Otherwise meets the requirements of this section.

   (2) (i) An applicant applying for a registered nurse license under this subsection shall submit evidence of completing 1,000 hours of active practice as a registered nurse within the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of the application.

      (ii) An applicant applying for a licensed practical nurse license under this subsection shall submit evidence of completing 1,000 hours of active practice as a licensed practical nurse within the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of the application.

   (3) If an applicant applying for a license under this subsection has been disciplined in another state or country for an act that would be a violation under § 8-316(a) of this subtitle, the Board may deny a license to the applicant.

   (4) The Board shall adopt regulations to implement this subsection.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 295, 296; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1986, chs. 240, 520; 1987, ch. 380; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 2012, chs. 486, 487; 2013, ch. 281, § 1, 2; ch. 282, § 1, 2.