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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE BILL NO. 591
BY SENATOR MCPHERSON
NURSES. Provides for the qualifications of an applicant for licensure as a practical nurse.
(8/15/10)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 37:970, relative to the licensure of nurses; to provide for the2
qualifications for licensure as a practical nurse; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 37:970 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 5
ยง970. Qualifications of applicants 6
An applicant for a license to practice as a practical nurse shall: 7
(1) Be of good moral character;.8
(2) Be a permanent resident or citizen of the United States or have taken9
out his first citizenship papers;.10
(3) Have successfully completed the course in an accredited school for the11
training of practical nurses.12 SB NO. 591
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Greg Waddell.
DIGEST
McPherson (SB 591)
Present law provides that an applicant for a license to practice as a practical nurse shall:
(1)Be of good moral character.
(2)Be a citizen of the United States or have taken out his first citizenship papers.
(3)Have successfully completed the course in an accredited school for the training of
practical nurses.
Proposed law removes the requirement for licensure as a practical nurse of an applicant
having taken out his first citizenship papers and expands the requirement to allow an
applicant who is a permanent resident.
Effective August 15, 2010.
(Amends R.S. 37:970)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to
the original bill.
1. Replaces provision which requires the applicant to be a citizen of the United
States and expands the requirement to include applicants who are permanent
residents of the United States.