§ 567.6. Practical nurses, licensing--Applications--Qualifications--Examinations--Licensure wit...
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 59. Professions and OccupationsEffective: November 1, 2019
Effective: November 1, 2019
59 Okl.St.Ann. § 567.6
§ 567.6. Practical nurses, licensing--Applications--Qualifications--Examinations--Licensure without examination--Use of titles and abbreviations--Violations
C. The applicant for a license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse shall be required to pass a written examination in such subjects as the Board may require. Upon the applicant successfully passing such examination the Board may issue to the applicant a license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse. An applicant who fails such examination shall be subject to reexamination according to the rules of the Board. The passing criteria shall be established by the Board in its rules.
D. The Board may issue a license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse without examination to any applicant who has been duly licensed or registered as a Licensed Practical Nurse, or is entitled to perform similar services under a different title, according to the laws of another state, territory, the District of Columbia or a foreign country if such applicant meets the requirements for Licensed Practical Nurses in the State of Oklahoma.
F. Any person who holds a license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in this state shall have the right to use both the title “Licensed Practical Nurse” and the abbreviation “L.P.N.” No other person shall assume such title or use such abbreviation or any other words, letters, signs, or figures to indicate that the person using the same is a Licensed Practical Nurse.
Any individual doing so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, which shall be punishable, upon conviction, by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year or by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine for each offense.
Credits
Laws 1953, p. 267, § 6, emerg. eff. April 13, 1953; Laws 1981, c. 314, § 4, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1991, c. 104, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 2001, c. 254, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2003, c. 190, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2011, c. 101, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2014, c. 160, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2019, c. 363, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
59 Okl. St. Ann. § 567.6, OK ST T. 59 § 567.6
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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