Oregon Statutes - Chapter 678 - Nurses; Nursing Home Administrators - Section 678.040 - Qualifications of applicants for license.

Each applicant for a license under ORS 678.010 to 678.445 shall furnish satisfactory evidence that the applicant’s physical and mental health is such that it is safe for the applicant to practice, and that:

(1) The applicant has graduated from a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse nursing education program accredited by the Oregon State Board of Nursing;

(2) The applicant has graduated from a nursing program in the United States which program is either accredited by the licensing board for nurses in a particular state or United States territory, or, if the licensing board is not the accrediting agency in that state or United States territory, the program is accredited by the appropriate accrediting agency for that state or United States territory; or

(3) The applicant has graduated in another country and has an education equivalent to that provided by accredited programs in this country. [Amended by 1953 c.254 §16; 1957 c.316 §9; 1973 c.584 §4; 1981 c.369 §2]

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