§ 8-302. License qualifications
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: October 1, 2017
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 8-302
§ 8-302. License qualifications
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, to qualify for a license, an applicant shall be an individual who submits to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 8-303 of this subtitle and meets the requirements of this section.
(b) An applicant for a license to practice registered nursing shall complete satisfactorily and meet all requirements for a diploma or degree from:
(c) An applicant for a license to practice licensed practical nursing shall:
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the applicant shall pass an examination developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and administered at a testing site approved by the National Council.
(e)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Board shall require as part of its examination or licensing procedures that an applicant for a license to practice registered nursing or licensed practical nursing demonstrate a written and oral competency in the English language.
(4) The Board may not require that an applicant for a license to practice registered nursing or licensed practical nursing who was previously licensed in any other state to practice registered nursing or licensed practical nursing to demonstrate competency in the English language as part of its examination or licensing procedures if the other state has a similar English language competency component as part of its examination or licensing procedures.
(5)(i) The Board may issue a temporary license to any applicant for a license to practice registered nursing or licensed practical nursing who was previously licensed in any other state to practice registered nursing or licensed practical nursing and who, except for the competency in the English language component, is otherwise qualified for a license.
Credits
Added as Health Occupations § 7-302 by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1981, c. 614, § 1, eff. July 1, 1981; Acts 1984, c. 255, § 1, eff. May 8, 1984; Acts 1985, 2nd Sp. Sess., c. 2; Acts 1988, c. 645, § 2, eff. July 1, 1988. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 8-302 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990. Amended by Acts 1990, c. 350, § 1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1993, c. 422, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, c. 542, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 2006, c. 390, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2007, c. 5, § 1, eff. March 22, 2007; Acts 2010, c. 77, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 78, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 585, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 586, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2012, c. 486, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 487, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2015, c. 468, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2017, c. 515, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 516, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 43, §§ 295, 296, 301A.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 8-302, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 8-302
Current with legislation effective through June 1, 2023, from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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