ORS 678.040
Qualifications of applicants for license
- rules
(1)
The applicant has graduated:(a)
From a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse nursing education program approved by the Oregon State Board of Nursing;(b)
From a nursing program in the United States that included in its curriculum a clinical component, as defined by the board by rule, and:(A)
Is accredited or approved by the licensing board for nurses in a particular state or United States territory and approved by the Oregon State Board of Nursing; or(B)
If the licensing board is not the accrediting or approval agency in that state or United States territory, is accredited or approved by the appropriate agency for that state or United States territory and approved by the Oregon State Board of Nursing;(c)
In another country and has an education equivalent to that provided by accredited or approved programs in this country; or(d)
From a military training program that the board specifies by rule to be qualified as a nursing education program for a licensed practical nurse; or(2)
If the applicant is an applicant for licensure by indorsement, the applicant:(a)
Is currently or has been licensed as a licensed practical nurse in another state or territory of the United States based upon recognition of the applicant’s military education; or(b)
Has graduated from a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse nursing education program that included in its curriculum a clinical component, as defined by the board by rule. [Amended by 1953 c.254 §16; 1957 c.316 §9; 1973 c.584 §4; 1981 c.369 §2; 2019 c.257 §1; 2019 c.358 §25a; 2021 c.131 §1]
Source:
Section 678.040 — Qualifications of applicants for license; rules, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors678.html.
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