5502. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

5502 EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS 5502.1 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an applicant for a license shall furnish proof satisfactory to the Board in accordance with § 504(m) of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.04(m), of the following: (a) That the applicant has successfully completed an educational program leading to licensure as a practical nurse which was approved by the Board or by a nursing board in the United States or U.S. territory with standards determined by the Board to be substantially equivalent to the standards in the District; or (b) That the applicant is a member of or has been honorably discharged from the United States Army with the rating of clinical specialist after completing the MOS 91C practical nursing program. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 632 (January 20, 1989); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 2747, 2751 (May 4, 1990); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 701 (January 26, 2007).