Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 410 - RULES OF GEORGIA BOARD OF NURSING › Chapter 410-2 - LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION › Rule 410-2-.06 - Licensure by Examination - Graduates of International Practical Nursing Education Programs (LPN)

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through
			 June 27, 2024
(1) The
			 Board-recognized licensing examination is the National Council Licensure
			 Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN), for which a passing result must be
			 achieved.
(2) An applicant must
			 pass the licensing examination within a three year period from the date of
			 eligibility for graduates of nursing education programs located outside of the
			 United States.
(3) An applicant
			 whose period of eligibility has expired must reestablish eligibility as a duly
			 qualified applicant by enrolling in and graduating from an approved nursing
			 education program.
(4) Applicants
			 for licensure by examination who have graduated from nursing education programs
			 located outside of the United States must submit the following:
(a) A complete application containing data
			 required by the board attesting that all information contained in, or
			 referenced by, the application is complete and accurate and is not false or
			 misleading;
(b) The required
			 application processing fee which is not refundable;
(c) Completed registration as required by the
			 Board to cause the submission of a criminal background check as required by
			 O.C.G.A. §
									43-26-36.1;
(d) Verification from the licensing agency of
			 current licensure as a licensed practical nurse in another territory, province,
			 state, district, or country;
(e)
			 Transcripts documenting graduation from a practical nursing education program.
			 Transcripts must be in English or accompanied by a certified English language
			 translation directly from the school, another licensing board, or the
			 Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS);
(f) Credential Evaluation Service
			 Professional Report from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
			 (CGFNS) or the equivalent which verifies that the applicant:
1. Has the educational credentials equivalent
			 to graduation from a governmentally accredited/approved, post-secondary general
			 nursing program of at least one academic year in length;
2. Received both theory and clinical
			 education in each of the following: nursing care of the adult which includes
			 both medical and surgical nursing, maternal/infant nursing, nursing care of
			 children, and psychiatric/mental health nursing;
3. Received initial registration/license as a
			 practical nurse in the country where the applicant completed practical nursing
			 education; and
4. Is currently
			 registered/licensed as a practical nurse.
(g) Official documentation reflecting the
			 applicant has achieved a minimum score of 550 (paper based), 213 (computer
			 based) or 79 (internet based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language
			 (TOEFL) exam, or passing score on an equivalent exam as determined by the
			 Board, if English is not the native language of the applicant;, unless a
			 substantial portion of the applicant's nursing program of study, as determined
			 by the Board, was conducted in English.
(h) Applicants must provide documentation of
			 completion of one of the following options within the five years immediately
			 preceding the date of application:
1.
			 Verification of five hundred (500) hours of licensed practice as a practical
			 nurse in another jurisdiction during the four years immediately preceding the
			 date of application;
2. Graduation
			 from a nursing education program as defined in O.C.G.A. §§
										43-26-32(1.1); or
3. Verification of completion of a Board
			 approved reentry program as provided in Rule
			 410-4-.02.
(i) Secure and verifiable documentation of
			 United States citizenship or lawful presence in the United States as required
			 by Georgia law; and
(j) Any
			 additional information requested by the board needed to establish
			 eligibility.