Section 21.151. Application for examination

(a) The Board will conduct licensing examinations at least twice a year, and more often when necessary. A list of examination dates will be published annually.

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

(c) 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.

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

(e) 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 § 21.151 amended July 1, 1983, effective July 2, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 2061; amended June 8, 1990, effective June 9, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 3078. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (123285).

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The provisions of this § 21.151 amended under: section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 186); section 8 of the Practical Nurse Law (63 P. S. § 658); and section 812.1 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 279.3a).