Section 21.21. Application for examination

(a) An application for the licensing examination without transcript may be submitted during the last term of the nursing program. The applicant will be scheduled for the subsequent examination.

(b) A candidate will not be admitted to the examination unless the candidate has satisfied the requirements of the act necessary for eligibility, including the completion of an approved educational program.

(c) A copy of the transcript validating program completion shall be filed at least 2 weeks prior to the testing dates.

(d) The Board will not proctor an applicant for another state board. The Board will not permit an applicant for Commonwealth licensure to be proctored by another state board.

The provisions of this § 21.21 amended October 22, 1976, effective October 23, 1976, 6 Pa.B. 2677; amended March 20, 1981, effective March 21, 1981, 11 Pa.B. 1027; amended April 29, 1983, effective April 30, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 1439; amended June 8, 1990, effective June 9, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 3078. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (123248) to (123249).

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 21.21 issued under: section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 186); and section 1 of The Professional Nursing Law (63 P. S. § 212.1); amended under section 812.1 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 279.3a).