Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-97

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 20-97 - Licensure without examination. Temporary permit

(a) Any person who is licensed at the time of application as a licensed practical nurse, or as a person entitled to perform similar services under a different designation, in another state of the United States, the District of Columbia or a commonwealth or territory subject to the laws of the United States whose requirements for licensure in such capacity are equivalent to or higher than those of this state, shall be eligible for licensure in this state and entitled to a license without examination upon payment of a fee of one hundred fifty dollars. If such other state, district, commonwealth or territory issues licenses based on completion of a practical nursing education program that is shorter in length than the minimum length for this state's practical nursing education programs or based on partial completion of a registered nursing education program, an applicant for licensure under this section may substitute licensed clinical work experience that:

(1) Is performed under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse;

(2) occurs following the completion of a nursing education program; and

(3) when combined with the applicant's educational program, equals or exceeds the minimum program length for licensed practical nursing education programs approved in this state. No license shall be issued under this section to any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action is pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint. The department shall inform the board annually of the number of applications it receives for licenses under this section.

(b) The Department of Public Health may issue a temporary permit to an applicant for licensure without examination or to an applicant previously licensed in Connecticut whose license has become void pursuant to section 19a-88, upon receipt of a completed application form, accompanied by the appropriate fee for licensure without examination, a copy of a current license from another state of the United States, the District of Columbia or a commonwealth or territory subject to the laws of the United States and a notarized affidavit attesting that the license is valid and belongs to the person requesting notarization. Such temporary permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty calendar days and shall not be renewable. No temporary permit shall be issued under this section to any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action is pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-97

(1949 Rev., S. 4432; 1949, 1953, 1955, S. 2221d; 1957, P.A. 200, S. 4; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 29; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 52; 1972, P.A. 223, S. 4; P.A. 80-484, S. 35, 176; P.A. 88-362, S. 17; P.A. 89-251, S. 86, 203; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 97-15, S. 3; P.A. 04-221, S. 9; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 199; P.A. 10-117, S. 68.)

Amended by P.A. 10-0117, S. 68 of the February 2010 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2010.

Amended by P.A. 09-0003, S. 199 of the June 2009 Sp. Sess., eff. 10/1/2009.