Current through Register 1518, March 29, 2024
The Board may license by reciprocity (without examination) an
applicant who is, or has been, licensed as a Registered Nurse or Practical
Nurse in another state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. Territory, or Canada
under laws which, in the opinion of the Board, maintain standards substantially
the same as those required for licensure as a Registered Nurse or Practical
Nurse in Massachusetts, as applicable.
For the purposes of 244 CMR 8.04, the Board may find an
applicant for licensure by reciprocity has met "standards substantially the
same" as those required for licensure as a Registered Nurse or Practical Nurse
in Massachusetts if the applicant meets all the requirements set forth under
244 CMR 8.04(1), (2), or (3), as applicable.
(1)
Registered Nurse Licensed in
Another State, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. Territory. The
Board may license as a Registered Nurse by reciprocity an applicant who is, or
has been, licensed as a Registered Nurse in another state, the District of
Columbia, or a U.S. Territory after receipt, review, and approval by the Board
or its designee of the following documentation:
(a) proof satisfactory to the Board of the
applicant's good moral character as required by M.G.L. c. 112, § 74, and
as established by Board policy;
(b)
proof satisfactory to the Board of the applicant's graduation from an approved
nursing education program for Registered Nurses:
1. if the nursing education program is
located in United States, the District of Columbia, a U.S. Territory, or
Canada, an official transcript from the Registered Nurse education program from
which the applicant graduated verifying date of graduation and credential
conferred; or
2. if the nursing
education program is not located in United States, the District of Columbia, a
U.S. Territory, or Canada, a CGFNS Certificate, a CGFNS credentials review, or
other Board-designated credentials review;
(c) proof satisfactory to the Board that the
applicant has achieved a minimum score as specified by the Board on a
Board-designated test of English proficiency where the applicant graduated from
a nursing education program whose language of instruction or textbooks, or
both, was not English;
(d) proof
satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has passed the NCLEX-RN or the
SBTPE for Registered Nurses as evidenced by the applicant's licensure as a
Registered Nurse by examination in another state, the District of Columbia, or
a U.S. Territory;
(e) proof
satisfactory to the Board that the applicant is, or has been, licensed as a
Registered Nurse by examination in another state, the District of Columbia, or
a U.S. Territory; and
(f) payment
of all required fees, unless waived in accordance with M.G.L. c. 112, §
1B.
(2)
Practical Nurse Licensed in the Another State, the District of
Columbia, or a U.S. Territory. The Board may license as a Licensed
Practical Nurse by reciprocity an applicant who is, or has been, licensed as a
Practical Nurse in another state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. Territory
after receipt, review, and approval by the Board or its designee of the
following documentation:
(a) proof
satisfactory to the Board of the applicant's good moral character as required
by M.G.L. c. 112, § 74A, and as established by Board policy;
(b) proof satisfactory to the Board of the
applicant's graduation from an approved nursing education program for
Registered Nurses:
1. if the nursing education
program is located in United States, the District of Columbia, a U.S.
Territory, or Canada, an official transcript from the Registered Nurse
education program from which the applicant graduated verifying date of
graduation and credential conferred; or
2. if the nursing education program is not
located in United States, the District of Columbia, a U.S. Territory, or
Canada, a CGFNS Certificate, a CGFNS credentials review, or other
Board-designated credentials review;
(c) if the applicant was a former student at
an approved nursing education program for Registered Nurses, withdrew from such
program in good standing and, as of the applicant's withdrawal date, had
completed a program of study, theory, and clinical practice equivalent to that
required for graduation from an approved nursing education program for
Practical Nurses, the applicant shall provide arrange for the following items
to be sent directly to the Board from the program as proof satisfactory to the
Board of completion of such equivalent program:
1. certification by the program administrator
or the program administrator's designee of completion of a program of study,
theory, and clinical practice equivalent to that required for graduation from
an approved nursing education program for Practical Nurses; and
2. an original transcript from the Registered
Nurse education program from which the applicant withdrew verifying date of
withdrawal;
(d) proof
satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has achieved a minimum score as
specified by the Board on a Board-designated test of English proficiency where
the applicant graduated from a nursing education program whose language of
instruction or textbooks, or both, was not English;
(e) proof satisfactory to the Board that the
applicant has passed the NCLEX-PN or the SBTPE for Practical Nurses as
evidenced by the applicant's licensure as a Practical Nurse by examination in
another state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. Territory;
(f) proof satisfactory to the Board of the
applicant's licensure as a Practical Nurse in another state, the District of
Columbia, or a U.S. Territory; and
(g) payment of all required fees, unless
waived in accordance with M.G.L. c. 112, § 1B.
(3)
Registered Nurse Licensed in
Canada. The Board may license as a Registered Nurse by reciprocity
an applicant who is, or has been, licensed as a Registered Nurse in Canada
after receipt, review, and approval by the Board or its designee of the
following documentation:
(a) proof
satisfactory to the Board of the applicant's good moral character as required
by M.G.L. c. 112, § 76B, and as established by Board policy;
(b) proof satisfactory to the Board of the
applicant's graduation from a nursing education program for Registered Nurses
approved by the nursing board or corresponding body in the province of Canada
where the applicant was licensed as a Registered Nurse by
examination;
(c) proof satisfactory
to the Board that the applicant has passed one of the following Canadian
licensure examinations:
1. if examined before
August 1, 1970, the SBTPE;
2. if
examined after August 1, 1970, the Canadian Nurses Association Testing Service
(CNATS) Examination with a score greater than 400 in each component of the
examination; or
3. if examined in
August 1980 or thereafter, the CNATS Comprehensive Examination with a
comprehensive score of greater than 400;
(d) if the applicant took the CNATS
Examination or the CNATS Comprehensive Examination in French, proof
satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has achieved a minimum score of
550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or has achieved a
minimum score as specified by the Board on a Board-designated test of English
proficiency;
(e) proof satisfactory
to the Board of the applicant's licensure as a Registered Nurse in Canada;
and
(f) payment of all required
fees, unless waived in accordance with M.G.L. c. 112, § 1B.
