|
(As of January 1, 2003, Maine is no
longer a
"walk-through" state for endorsements)
Information
for Graduates of Foreign Nursing Programs (other than Canada)
- Practical Nurses (LPN)
Licensing requirements for the practice of nursing are established
individually by each state.
Applicants who
are graduates of approved nursing education programs not located
in the United States of America must meet the following requirements
for Maine licensure:
- completion
of an approved 4 year high school course of study or its
equivalent,
- completion of
a prescribed curriculum in an approved nursing education
program preparing graduates for licensure as practical nurses
and hold a diploma therefrom,
- have been duly
licensed by examination in their own countries, and have
passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)
for practical nurses, and
- have been issued
a U.S. Social Security number (which can be obtained at
a Social Security Administration office).
In order for the
Board of Nursing to determine your eligibility to become licensed
in Maine, the procedure is as follows:
- submit a completed
notarized application including U.S. Social Security number
and the required application fee in U.S. currency,
We now accept Visa/MasterCard! (Please
print this page and include it with your application.)
Please provide
the following:
CREDIT CARD
# _______________________________
CREDIT CARD
EXPIRATION: (mm/yy)___/___
YOUR BILLING ADDRESS:
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
SIGNATURE:___________________________________
Click
here for the LPN/LVN application (pdf document)
- request your
school of nursing send directly to our office an official
transcript of your student final record, in English, showing
theory and correlated clinical experience,
- request the
licensing authority from your country where you wrote your
licensing examination send verification of your original
practical nursing license directly to our office.
Click here for the Maine
verification form (pdf document)
You may not be
employed as a practical nurse in Maine until all licensure
requirements have been completed and approved by the Maine
State Board of Nursing.
|
