2013 Revised Code of Washington
Title 18 - BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS
18.79 Nursing care.
18.79.190 Reciprocity -- Foreign programs -- Examination.
RCW 18.79.190 Reciprocity — Foreign programs — Examination.
Upon approval of the application by the commission, the department shall issue a license by endorsement without examination to practice as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse to a person who is licensed as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse under the laws of another state, territory, or possession of the United States, and who meets all other qualifications for licensing.
An applicant who has graduated from a school or program of nursing outside the United States and is licensed as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, or their equivalents, outside the United States must meet all qualifications required by this chapter and pass examinations as determined by the commission.
[1994 sp.s. c 9 § 419.]
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