HB3275 - Tennessee - Nurses, Nursing

Companion Bill SB3534. Nurses, Nursing - Authorizes persons who have successfully completed a program for medical assistants to take a written examination to be a licensed practical nurse. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB3275 / SB3534(CORRECTED) Increase State Revenue - $124,600 Increase State Expenditures - $13,600 / One-Time $111,000 / Recurring Bill Summary for *HB3275 / SB3534 Present law requires that applicants for licensure to practice as a licensed practical nurse: (1) Be in good physical and mental health; (2) Have completed the 12th grade or its equivalent or obtained a GED; and (3) Have successfully completed a course of study in an approved school for practical nurses. This bill authorizes substitution of successful completion of a course of study [...]

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