**OFFICE OF**  **THE AITORNEY**  **QENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

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### Ronomble John **W.** Splsa, K. D., Dsln Unlrerwity of Texao, YeflloalBranoh 

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Texar Dear Sir:

Iour letter of Feb ot thlr department rclstlug Auatln **for** 8 lloenre to pr8U

Enolo6urer w%th yo

**tesohlng** experienoe 

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### 8loid nurse. 4 th8t ii160&6tin **of** rolrnoe degree 8 B8dNr de@'Oe~ 6had nlae years **of**

rtate se aproterad6 46 **fOll0W6!** aharaoter nho h&56 * a a proferrion81 **nur6e from**  **maentr** sre equal **to** there ltlualqu8llflo8tion6 8h8ll oee required in thir law, rno~be o praotioe nurrlng in thir St&e
,provldsd 8 fee or tlfteen aolBoard by suah spplieant.* Before aprofsrrianal nurse from another 6tatemay be gl%nted a llosnse to prootlo4 nurolng in thlr state tithout exa6Matlon, itmu6t appaar:

(1) that ahe hold6 a registration osrtlfiaatr 86 8 professloaal nur64 fr4m anothar stabe; 

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Honorable John **W.** Spi46, paga 2

(2) that the requirement6 of 6uoh other l tste **al-4 4f@lSl**  **t0** tho64 Of T4X86; 8nd -(S) thnt her IndIvidu81 qusllfio~tlone are e- @V8lbnt t0 those r4qUir4d by the **6tStUte6 Of**  **r4X86.** Th464 faotr murt apo48r befor the Board ef i?Jwr8eunlnero of Texae I6 suthorlsed 

### to grsnt 

### a liesnor 

### to a prOfOeelonal nur6e 

### fromanother 6tatewlthout exuolnation.

Under th4 **hnguage** 

### ofthe **rtatute** 

### It **I8** 

### indlepene8ble that the **nurse** hold a regi6trstion 

### oertlfioate frou another etate. ff.Ui86 huuetlndoe6 not hold l uoh 8 

### oert~tloate,It 18 

### our opinion that the Board would not

### be suthorlred, under Art1014 4521, to grant her 

### a lloenre to praotioe nurring In Texae.

Th4 ooadltlon *whore requlremente 8re 

### l qu81 to thoee o? **Toura** Involve6 8 faot 

### flndlngby the Board that the lrwe of the rtate 

### fromwhich tha nuree hold6 8 rrgI6tratisn oertlfleate equal thoec in Texar.

The eondItlon 'whore lndIvidu81 qu8lIfloatieae eh811 be equivalent to tho68 ZWqUIXWd In thle l8u* likewIre lavolver a t8ot finding 

### by the Board in the light af the following 

### befinItionr of the term u4quivalent.n

Qquiva14ntY mesne eq,urlIn value, foroe, me8nlng, or llk4; 

### &en equsl 60 tar 

### 86 oonoerne matter under 

### oone~t%errtlon or squal inworth orv8lue, power, defeot, Import, and like. Vol. 1,Word6 md Phra6e6, Fourth 

### eerier, psge 905; olting **At** lantio Ohrlatlan (lolSeg8v. **Hlnas,** 152 3.E. 79'7.

The vor4 *equivalent* **means** eaual In

### value, worth,, idor, or elgnlflaanoe, but meaning to $8 

### attaohed toword 

### In l aoh lnetano4 **depend4 upon**  **oiroum6t6noea.** Vol. 8,W0rUe and Phra686, Fifth 

### 3eric6, page 74 ’7 ’1; oItIn& Callahan v. Telpter, 185 Atl. 400.

If HI66 Austin hold6 a regirtratlon 

### certifio804 from snother **stat4** and, **a6** 

### a **faatual** matt4r, the requirsmentr of 6uoh etate **arc) equal**  **to** thO6e of Tex6.6,and 

### if, 86 8 **f8OtUSt** BStber, the !nd.IVlduSl**qUaldfi4??tiOn6 a?**  **)4i86** Aurtin 8re 

### l quiValent, in the light of the fore$joIngdeZInltIon8, to there requIre6 In the **liurse ’** **s** 

### law of T4x84, Hi66 Au6tin is entitled to bc granted a llocn44 topraotloe nurrtng In Oh16 

### State wIthout examination, Drovlded thr required fee irpaid. Cornrercleljr,

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Honorable Jahn W. 

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11 the64 faOt6 do not 4xllt,whloh must be dstermlned by the Board, the Board would be Justified In relurlng to grant the lioense; Inasmuch a6 all **of** the fact6 incident to the 8pplio8tlOn OfMI66 Austin are not before thle department, and, In the **final** analyrlr, proeent raot queationr tobe rerolved by thrBoard In It6UIsoretIon, we o8nnot oategorlo8llr rule wheth**er** or not Xi68 Auatln 16 entitled to a licen6e to pr8otIoe nurrlng In this Stateunbar th4 provlslone of fu%Iole 4621. We tl'U6t,howevtr, that ths Board will b4 enabled, In the light of this dI6ou66Ion, to properly aircharge It6 **duty** ln

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