Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1622

  • Board: means the Vermont State Board of Nursing. See
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • License: means a current authorization permitting the practice of nursing as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse, or the practice as a nursing assistant. See
  • Registered nursing: means the practice of nursing, which includes:

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 1622. Registered nurse licensure by endorsement

(a) Except as otherwise provided pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, to be eligible for licensure as a registered nurse by endorsement, an applicant shall:

(1) hold a current license to practice registered nursing in another U.S. jurisdiction based on education in a nursing program acceptable to the Board; and

(2) meet practice requirements set by the Board by rule.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Board shall issue a license to practice as a registered nurse to an applicant who:

(1) is a service member or veteran;

(2) has received designation by the U.S. Armed Forces as a 66H Nurse or equivalent;

(3) has received at least a bachelor’s degree in nursing from a program that is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or that is accepted by the U.S. Secretary of Education; and

(4) has completed a qualified course in public health nursing or one year of supervised nursing experience.

(c) As used in this section:

(1) “Service member” means an individual who is an active member of:

(A) the U.S. Armed Forces;

(B) a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces;

(C) the U.S. Coast Guard; or

(D) the National Guard of any state.

(2) “Veteran” means a former service member who received an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions from active duty not more than two years prior to submitting an application for licensure. (Added 2015, No. 38, § 11, eff. May 28, 2015; amended 2017, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2017, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 18.)