Sec. 20-93. Qualifications for examination. Licensure. Fee.
Sec. 20-93. Qualifications for examination. Licensure. Fee. 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 ninety 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.)
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.
See Sec. 19a-88 re annual renewal of licenses.