License For Registered Nursing

TITLE 54 PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES CHAPTER 14 NURSES 54-1408. License for registered nursing. (1) Qualifications. To qualify for a license to practice registered nursing, a person must: (a)  Have successfully completed the basic curriculum of an approved registered nursing education program or its equivalent; and (b)  Satisfy one (1) of the following requirements: (i)   Pass an examination adopted and used by the board to measure knowledge and judgment essential for the safe practice of registered nursing; or (ii)  Have a professional or registered nurse license in good standing, without restriction or limitation, issued upon successful similar examination, approved by the board, conducted in another state, territory or foreign country; or (iii) Have a professional or registered nurse license in good standing, without restriction or limitation, issued by another state, territory or foreign country and meet established board requirements; and (c)  Be of sufficiently sound physical and mental health as will not impair or interfere with the ability to practice nursing. (2)  Fees. A qualified applicant shall be entitled to a license to practice registered nursing upon payment of a license fee to the board in an amount designated by the board not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200).