Qualifications for Practical Nurses

(a)An applicant for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse shall submit to the Board a written, verified, evidence that the applicant:

(1)Is a graduate of an approved practical nursing program;

(2)Has successfully completed courses of study in an approved professional nursing education program, including experience in medical, surgical, obstetrics and pediatric nursing; or

(3)Has served on active duty in the military corps of any of the armed forces, in which no less than an aggregate of twelve

(12)months was spent in rendering patient care, and who has completed the basic course of instruction in the hospital corps school required by his or her particular branch of the armed forces, and whose service in the armed forces has been under honorable conditions. This person may submit the record of such training to the Board for evaluation.

(b)If a person meets the necessary qualifications of this Section, he or she shall be granted a license upon passing the standardized examination for such a licensure. The qualifications are:

(1)That he or she has completed such general preliminary education requirements as shall be determined by the Board; CH. 12 MEDICAL PRACTICES - PART I

(2)That he or she has committed no act, which, if committed by a licensee, would be grounds for disciplinary action; and

(3)That his or her education and experience would give reasonable assurance of competence to practice as a licensed practical nurse in Guam.

(c)The Board shall, by regulation, establish criteria for evaluating the education and experience for applicants under this Section.

(d)No handicapped candidate, as defined in the federal or Guam laws, otherwise qualified shall be deprived of the opportunity to take the State Board Test Pool Examination solely by reason of that handicap. Such a candidate is requested to submit a completed application at least one hundred twenty-five

(125)days in advance of the scheduled examination date to facilitate the necessary modification of the testing service; provided, however, that if such candidate does not complete the application by the prescribed time, the Board shall be required to make only those modifications to the testing service as time permits.

(e)The Board shall maintain records of the following categories of applicants under this Section:

(1)Applicants who are rejected for examination, and the areas of such applicants’ preparation which are causes of rejection.

(2)Applicants who are qualified to take the examination by their military education and experience alone, and the results of their examinations.

(3)Applicants who are qualified to take the examination by their military education and experience plus supplementary education, and the results of their examinations.