Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 1916 – Reciprocity for licensed practical nurse
(a) The Board may, by endorsement, without written examination, license as a practical nurse an applicant who, on or after July 1, 1983, is duly licensed as a practical nurse or is entitled to perform similar services under a different title under the laws of another state or a territory of the United States or a foreign country, if in the opinion of the Board, the applicant meets the qualifications specified by this chapter for licensed practical nurses in this State.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 1916
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) In the event the applicant has not been actively employed in practical nursing in the past 5 years, the applicant will be required to give evidence of satisfactory completion of a practical nursing refresher program within an approved agency within 2 years prior to endorsement before licensure by endorsement will be granted. In the event no refresher course is available the Board may consider alternate methods of evaluating current knowledge in practical nursing.
(c) Verification of current Delaware license is provided upon request to other state boards of nursing.
24 Del. C. 1953, § ?1915; 54 Del. Laws, c. 153; 64 Del. Laws, c. 26, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 482, § ?16; 81 Del. Laws, c. 80, § 8;