Qualification for Military-Trained Medics Applying for NCLEX-PN

Qualification for Military-Trained Medics Applying for NCLEX-PN. Applicants who are United States Army Combat Medic Specialists, United States Navy Hospital Corpsmen, or United States Air Force Aerospace Medical Service Specialists, as provided in Miss. Code Ann. § 73-15-21 (as amended by HB1262, 2025 Reg. Sess.), shall be eligible to qualify for licensure by examination as Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) by meeting the following requirements: A. Submit Verification of Training and Competency Form, signed by the applicant’s Unit Training Manager and Chief Nursing Officer; B. Submit certificate of completion of a role delineation course approved by the Board; C. Submit official evidence of completion of required military training as a United States Army Combat Medic Specialist, United States Navy Hospital Corpsman, or United States Air Force Aerospace Medical Service Specialist, as documented in the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF); D. Documentation of at least twenty-four (24) months of clinical experience involving direct patient care completed after military training, including but not limited to trauma or emergency-oriented care. This must be shown in official military service evaluations listing dates of service, locations of assignment, and duties performed; E. Submit official documentation of a high school diploma from an approved high school or the equivalent thereof; F. If English is not the applicant’s first language, evidence of competence in English related to nursing; G. Comply with criminal background checks and fingerprinting in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-15-19(1) and 73-15-21(1); H. Submit completed board-approved application, including the notarized authorization to release information form; I. Pay required nonrefundable application fee upon submission of application to the board; J. Submit the application by deadline dates established by the board; K. Register for the examination with the designated testing service; and L. Pay required fee upon examination registration to the designated testing service. All applicants must be cleared for licensure through a board investigation verifying good moral character and the absence of statutory grounds for denial per Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-15-29 and 73-15-33. Timeframe. Applicants shall be eligible to qualify for licensure by examination provided they pass the NCLEX-PN within six (6) attempts or within two (2) years of submitting the initial application, whichever occurs first. Failure to meet this requirement will necessitate reapplication under then current rules. Applicability. All other board rules for licensure by examination apply, except as revised by this section. Source. Miss. Code Ann. § 73-15-21 (1972, as amended by HB 1262 and subsequent amendments); § 73-15-17.