§457-8 Licensed practical nurse; qualifications; license; fees; title; existing licensed nurses; verification of licenses; eligibility. (a) An applicant for a license to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse shall submit:
(b) Licenses shall be granted either by:
(c) The applicant applying for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse by examination shall pay application, examination, and reexamination fees, if applicable, as prescribed by the board. Each applicant who successfully passes the examination shall pay a license fee. The applicant applying for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse by endorsement shall pay application and license fees.
(d) Applicants who have graduated from a practical nursing program at an educational institution in a foreign jurisdiction and are applying for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse by examination shall submit to the board proof of eligibility. Applicants shall be eligible to apply for a license by examination if they have met the educational requirements prescribed in the rules of the board and have had their transcripts evaluated by professional evaluators designated by the board and are considered qualified as determined by the board through rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91.
(e) Any person who holds a license to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse in this State shall have the right to use the title "Licensed Practical Nurse" and the abbreviation "L.P.N.". No other person shall assume the title "nurse" or in any manner imply that the person is a nurse except as provided in sections 457-7 and 457-8.5 or use the abbreviation "L.P.N." or any other words, letters, signs, or devices to indicate that the person using the same is a licensed practical nurse.
(f) Any person who requests verification of a practical nurse license to a nursing board of another state shall pay a license verification fee.
(g) Unless determined to be insufficient or otherwise invalid by the board, all transcripts, diplomas, certificates of graduation, and other credentials submitted by any applicant in compliance with the application procedures for examination and licensure under this section shall be retained by the board for two years and shall suffice as proof of graduation upon subsequent submittals of applications for reexamination within two years by any applicant. [L 1970, c 71, pt of §1; am L 1972, c 43, §2; am L 1974, c 25, §2; am L 1983, c 119, §6; am L 1984, c 7, §§44 to 46; am L 1990, c 105, §3; am L 1992, c 202, §109; am L 1995, c 88, §3; am L 1996, c 150, §3; am L 1997, c 39, §3 and c 40, §14; am L 2004, c 88, §3; am L 2016, c 97, §4; am L 2022, c 203, §3; am L 2024, c 95, §3]