Current through September 24, 2024
(1) Application - The required application
form for licensure without examination shall be completed in part by the
applicant, signed by him, and attested by a notary public.
(a) The name as signed on the application
form shall be the name carried in the records of the Board (See 1000-02-.03(3)
for name change regulation.)
(b)
Part of the application may be a satisfactory reference from the most recent
employer as to the applicant's health and practical nursing
competence.
(c) Part of the
application shall be an official certification of the applicant's licensure for
practical nursing in another jurisdiction.
(d) Part of this application shall be one (1)
recent photograph signed by the applicant. Date photograph was taken must not
be more than six (6) months from the filing date of the examination.
(e) Part of this application shall be the
result of a criminal background check which the applicant has caused to be
submitted to the Board's administrative office directly from the vendor
identified in the Board's licensure application materials.
(f) The required application, accompanied by
the statutory fee, shall be filed with the Board and a permit or license
received from this Board prior to employment in practical nursing in this
state.
(2)
Qualifications.
(a) An applicant shall have
substantially the same requirements as set by this Board for graduates of
Tennessee schools.
(b) A person
licensed for practical nursing in another United States jurisdiction by waiver
shall be accepted for Tennessee licensure only if the waiver was the initial
one following passage of the first practical nurse law for that
jurisdiction.
(c) An applicant
licensed in another country may be required to give evidence that he can speak,
read, and write English to a satisfactory degree.
(3) Temporary Permit to Practice Practical
Nursing - The board may issue a temporary permit to a practical nurse duly
licensed according to the laws of another state and who has made application
for permanent licensure in Tennessee, pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of
this rule. A permit issued under the provisions of this paragraph shall be
valid for a single period of six (6) months.
Authority: T.C.A. §§
4-5-202,
4-5-204, 63-7-110, and
63-7-207.
