Section 8-307 - Examinations - Waiver. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-307. Examinations - Waiver.
 

(a)  In general.- Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may waive any appropriate examination requirement of this title for an applicant who is licensed or registered to practice registered nursing or licensed practical nursing in any other state or country. 

(b)  Conditions.- The Board may grant a waiver under this section only if the applicant: 

(1) Pays the application fee set by the Board under § 8-304 of this subtitle; and 

(2) Provides adequate evidence that: 

(i) At the time the applicant graduated from a nursing education program approved in the other state or country, the applicant met the educational qualifications then required by the laws of this State; 

(ii) At the time the applicant became licensed or registered in the other state or country, the applicant passed in that or any other state or country an examination that was similar to the examination that then was given in this State; and 

(iii) The applicant meets the qualifications otherwise required by this title. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, §§ 295, 296; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1986, chs. 240, 520; 1987, ch. 380; 1990, ch. 6, § 11.]