N.Y. Education Law § 6905 : The Professions — Education — Nursing — Requirements for a license as a registered professional nurse

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Current through 2016 New York Laws, Chapters 1 to 237

To qualify for a license as a registered professional nurse, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:

(1) Application: file an application with the department;
(2) Education: have received an education, and a diploma or degree in professional nursing, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(3) Experience: meet no requirement as to experience;
(4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(5) Age: be at least eighteen years of age;
(6) Citizenship: meet no requirement as to United States citizenship;
(7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the department; and
(8) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars to the department for admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial license, a fee of forty-five dollars for each reexamination, a fee of seventy dollars for an initial license for persons not requiring admission to a department conducted examination, and a fee of fifty dollars for each triennial registration period.
N.Y. Educ. Law § 6905
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