Canadian Nurse Reciprocity Technical Correction

SECTION 41.   Said chapter 112 is hereby further amended by striking out section 76B, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 76B. (a) A person who satisfies the following requirements shall be deemed to have met the standards for the licensing of nurses in the commonwealth and shall be licensed in the commonwealth without examination: a person who (i) has taken and passed an examination approved by the board and conducted in the English language; (ii) has been registered by a province of Canada; (iii) meets the eligibility requirements of clinical and theoretical study as determined by the board; (iv) furnishes to the board satisfactory proof of good moral character; and (v) has graduated from a school of nursing approved by the board of nursing in the jurisdiction in which the applicant was originally registered.

(b) A person who has taken and passed an examination approved by the board and conducted in a language other than English who satisfies the following requirements shall be deemed to have met standards for the licensing of nurses in the commonwealth and shall be licensed in the commonwealth without examination: a person who (i) has taken and passed a test of English proficiency approved by the board; (ii) has been registered by a province of Canada; (iii) meets the eligibility requirements of clinical and theoretical study as determined by the board; (iv) furnishes to the board satisfactory proof of good moral character; and (v) has graduated from a school of nursing approved by the board of nursing in the jurisdiction in which the applicant was originally registered.
 
 

Summary:
This section eliminates an obsolete testing requirement as a prerequisite for nurses certified in Canada to receive a nursing license in the Commonwealth.