# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 27 — Board of Nursing

### Chapter 01 — Examination and Licensure

#### Regulation .05 Qualifications of Applicants for Examination.

*COMAR 10.27.01.05*

A. An applicant for the registered nurse licensure examination shall:

  (1) Complete satisfactorily and meet all requirements for a diploma or degree from an entry-level registered nursing education program approved by the Board

  (2) Have a diploma or degree from an entry-level registered nursing education program in another state, territory, or country determined by the Board to be substantially equivalent to the registered nursing education program approved in this State at the time of the applicant's graduation.

B. An applicant for the licensed practical nurse licensure examination shall:

  (1) Meet all requirements for a high school diploma or its equivalent and complete satisfactorily and meet all requirements for a diploma from:

    (a) A licensed practical nursing education program approved by the Board; or

    (b) A licensed practical nursing education program in any other state, territory, or country determined by the Board to be substantially equivalent to the licensed practical nursing education programs approved in this State at the time of the applicant's graduation; or

  (2) Meet the requirements of §A of this regulation.

C. Applicants for registered nurse licensure and licensed practical nurse licensure who take an English proficiency examination approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in order to demonstrate English language proficiency under Health Occupations Article, § 8-302(e), Annotated Code of Maryland, shall obtain the minimum passing scores for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses set by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

D. An applicant whose entry-level registered nursing education program or licensed practical nursing education program was completed in another country shall have the applicant's transcript evaluated by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools or a successor organization.