OFFICE OF THE AITORNEY QENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

0-COMAI 

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Ronomble John W. Splsa, K. D., Dsln 

Unlrerwity of Texao, Yeflloal Branoh 

Uslveoton, Texar 

Dear Sir: 

Iour letter of Feb 

ot thlr department rclstlug 

Auatln for 8 lloenre to pr8U 

Enolo6urer w%th yo 

tesohlng experienoe 

whethe+ or not Xl6 

tram the rtmte of 

8loid nurse. 

4 th8t ii160 &6tin 

of rolrnoe degree 

8 B8dNr de@'Oe~ 

6 had nlae years of 

rtate se a proterad6 46 fOll0W6! 

aharaoter nho h&56 * 

a a proferrion81 nur6e from 

maentr sre equal to there 

ltlual qu8llflo8tion6 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 a profsrrianal nurse from another 6tate may be 

gl%nted a llosnse to prootlo4 nurolng in thlr state tithout exa6Matlon, it mu6t appaar: 

(1) that ahe hold6 a registration osrtlfiaatr 86 

8 professloaal nur64 fr4m anothar stabe; 

690 
691 

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?Jwr8e unlnero of Texae I6 suthorlsed to grsnt a liesnor to a prOfOeelonal nur6e from another 6tate wlthout exuolnation. 

Under th4 hnguage of the rtatute It I8 indlepene8ble 

that the nurse hold a regi6trstion oertlfioate frou another 

etate. ff.Ui86 huuetln doe6 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 flndlng by the Board that the lrwe 

of the rtate from which 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,url In value, foroe, me8nlng, or 

llk4; &en equsl 60 tar 86 oonoerne matter under oone~t%errtlon 

or squal in worth or v8lue, power, defeot, Import, and like. 

Vol. 1, Word6 md Phra6e6, Fourth eerier, psge 905; olting Atlantio Ohrlatlan (lolSeg8 v. Hlnas, 152 3.E. 79'7. 

The vor4 *equivalent* means eaual In value, worth,, 

idor, or elgnlflaanoe, but meaning to $8 attaohed to word 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 q uiValent, in the light of the fore$joIng deZInltIon8, to there requIre6 In the liurse’s law of T4x84, Hi66 Au6tin is entitled to 

bc granted a llocn44 to praotloe nurrtng In Oh16 State wIthout 

examination, Drovlded thr required fee ir paid. Cornrercleljr, 
692 

Honorable Jahn W. Spire, page 3 

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 Of MI66 Austin are not before thle department, and, In 

the final analyrlr, proeent raot queationr to be rerolved by 

thr Board In It6 UIsoretIon, we o8nnot oategorlo8llr rule whether or not Xi68 Auatln 16 entitled to a licen6e to pr8otIoe 

nurrlng In this State unbar 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 rerpeot to 

ml.66 Aulrtin. 

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