| An Act Regarding Licensure Requirements for Nurses |
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §2205-A, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 361, §2, | is amended to read: |
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| B. Has been duly licensed by examination by the nursing | board of a state or territory of the United States or a | province of Canada, provided that the examination is | considered by the board to be equivalent in all essentials | to Maine's examination and provided that the license of the | applicant is in good standing and that there is no cause for | suspension or revocation of that license. Acceptable | examinations include the State Board Examination, State | Board Test Pool Examination, the National Council Licensure | Examination and, for a person licensed prior to December 31, | 2006, the Canadian Nurses' Association Testing Service | Examination; and |
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| | Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §2254-A, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 361, §4, | is amended to read: |
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| B. Has been duly licensed by examination by the nursing board of | a state or territory of the United States or a province of | Canada, provided that the examination is considered by the board | to be equivalent in all essentials |
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