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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.27.01.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="27" chapter_num="01" heading="Qualifications of Applicants for Examination.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An applicant for the registered nurse licensure examination shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Complete satisfactorily and meet all requirements for a diploma or degree from an entry-level registered nursing education program approved by the Board</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An applicant for the licensed practical nurse licensure examination shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Meet all requirements for a high school diploma or its equivalent and complete satisfactorily and meet all requirements for a diploma from:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A licensed practical nursing education program approved by the Board; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>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</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Meet the requirements of §A of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>