Any person who shows to the satisfaction of the department that he or she holds a degree, diploma or certificate from an accredited institution evidencing satisfactory completion of a nursing program approved by said board with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health shall be eligible for examination for licensure as a registered nurse upon payment of a fee of one hundred eighty dollars, the subjects of which examination shall be determined by said department with the advice and consent of the board. If such applicant passes such examination said department shall issue to such applicant a license to practice nursing in this state.

(1949 Rev., S. 4428; 1949, 1955, S. 2217d; 1957, P.A. 200, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 26; 1961, P.A. 241; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 49; P.A. 73-115, S. 2; P.A. 76-315, S. 2, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 391, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 32, 176; P.A. 88-362, S. 20; P.A. 89-251, S. 83, 203; P.A. 90-13, S. 11; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 94-174, S. 8, 12; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 195.)

History: 1959 act increased fee from $20 to $25; 1961 act deleted requirement that applicant be 20 years of age or over and specification that school give a 28-month course in a hospital; 1971 act raised examination fee to $30; P.A. 73-115 substituted “nursing program” for “school of nursing”; P.A. 76-315 substituted “holds a degree, diploma or certificate ...” for “is a graduate of”; P.A. 77-614 required consent of commissioner of health services for determination of examination subjects, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 deleted requirement that applicant be “of good moral character”, replaced references to certificates of registration with references to licenses and essentially transferred all powers and duties of board to health services department, retaining board's power to approve nursing programs and granting board an advisory role in determination of subjects to be covered by examinations; P.A. 88-362 added Subsec. (b) re issuance of temporary permits; P.A. 89-251 increased fee from $30 to $90; P.A. 90-13 changed the date in Subsec. (b) from September 30, 1990, to September 30, 1992; P.A. 93-381 replaced department and commissioner of health services with department and commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-174 deleted Subsec. (b) which had provided temporary permits for applicants licensed as registered nurses in Ireland and the United Kingdom, effective June 6, 1994; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fee from $90 to $180.

See Sec. 19a-88 re annual renewal of licenses.