New York Education Law Section 6905 - Requirements for a license as a registered professional nurse.

 6905. Requirements for a license as a registered professional nurse.
  To  qualify  for  a  license  as  a  registered  professional  nurse, an
  applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:

(1) Application: file an application with the department;

* (2) Education: have received an education, and a diploma  or  degree
  in   professional   nursing,   in  accordance  with  the  commissioner's
  regulations;

* NB Effective until June 18, 2019

* (2) Education: have received an education, and a diploma  or  degree
  in   professional   nursing,   in  accordance  with  the  commissioner's
  regulations, and in order to continue  to  maintain  registration  as  a
  registered  professional  nurse  in  New  York  state,  have  attained a
  baccalaureate degree or higher in nursing within ten  years  of  initial
  licensure   in  accordance  with  the  commissioner's  regulations.  The
  department, in its discretion, may issue a conditional registration to a
  licensee who fails to complete the baccalaureate degree but  who  agrees
  to  meet  the additional requirement within one year. The fee for such a
  conditional registration shall be the same as, and in addition  to,  the
  fee  for  the  triennial  registration. The duration of such conditional
  registration shall be for one year and may be extended, with the payment
  of a fee, for no more than one additional year, unless the applicant can
  show good cause for non-compliance acceptable  to  the  department.  Any
  licensee  who is notified of the denial of a registration for failure to
  complete the additional educational requirements and who practices as  a
  registered  professional  nurse without such registration may be subject
  to disciplinary proceedings pursuant to section sixty-five  hundred  ten
  of this title;

* NB Effective June 18, 2019

(3) Experience: meet no requirement as to experience;

(4)  Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in
  accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

(5) Age: be at least eighteen years of age;

(6) Citizenship: meet no requirement as to United States citizenship;

(7) Character: be  of  good  moral  character  as  determined  by  the
  department; and

(8)  Fees:  pay a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars to the department
  for admission to a department conducted examination and for  an  initial
  license,  a  fee  of forty-five dollars for each reexamination, a fee of
  seventy dollars  for  an  initial  license  for  persons  not  requiring
  admission  to  a  department  conducted  examination, and a fee of fifty
  dollars for each triennial registration period.

Last modified: February 3, 2019