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ApplicantsRequired documentationCriteriaRules.

(1) An applicant for a license to practice as a registered nurse shall submit to the *commission:
(a) An attested written application on a department form;
(b) An official transcript demonstrating graduation and successful completion of an approved program of nursing; and
(c) Any other official records specified by the *commission.
(2) An applicant for a license to practice as an advanced registered nurse practitioner shall submit to the *commission:
(a) An attested written application on a department form;
(b) An official transcript demonstrating graduation and successful completion of an advanced registered nurse practitioner program meeting criteria established by the *commission; and
(c) Any other official records specified by the *commission.
(3) An applicant for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse shall submit to the *commission:
(a) An attested written application on a department form;
(b) Written official evidence that the applicant is over the age of eighteen;
(c) An official transcript demonstrating graduation and successful completion of an approved practical nursing program, or its equivalent; and
(d) Any other official records specified by the *commission.
(4) At the time of submission of the application, the applicant for a license to practice as a registered nurse, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or licensed practical nurse must not be in violation of chapter 18.130 RCW or this chapter.
(5) The *commission shall establish by rule the criteria for evaluating the education of all applicants.

NOTES:

*Reviser's note: The reference to "nursing care quality assurance commission" was changed to "board of nursing" by 2023 c 123.
Findings2004 c 262: See note following RCW 18.06.050.
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