The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 26 : Professions and Occupations
Chapter 028 : Nursing
Subchapter 003 : REGISTERED NURSES AND PRACTICAL NURSES
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 1627)-
§ 1627. Licensure for practical nurses educated outside the United States
To be eligible for licensure under this chapter, a practical nurse applicant who was educated outside the United States shall:
(1) hold a current practical nurse license from a country outside the United States;
(2) complete secondary education;
(3) graduate from a practical nursing education program meeting the requirements of rules set by the Board;
(4) demonstrate English language proficiency if the nursing education program was conducted in a language other than English; and
(5) complete examinations as determined by the Board. (Added 2015, No. 38, § 11, eff. May 28, 2015.)
