.10 Licensure by Endorsement.

A. An applicant licensed to practice registered nursing or practical nursing in another state, territory, or country is eligible for licensure without examination if the applicant:

(1) Complies with all of the requirements under Regulation .04A of this chapter;

(2) Pays the required fee;

(3) Submits the following verifications directly to the Board from the appropriate authority:

(a) That at the time that applicant graduated from the nursing education program, it was approved as a registered nursing or licensed practical nursing education program in that state, territory, or country;

(b) That the applicant meet the educational qualifications of this State at the time of the applicant's graduation from the nursing education program;

(c) Verification of successful completion of the licensure examination under the laws of another state, territory, or country;

(d) That the examination used for licensure was the:

(i) "State Board Test Pool Examination — Registered Nurse or Practical Nurse", from 1952—1982;

(ii) "National Council Licensure Examination — Registered Nurse or Practical Nurse", from 1982 to the present;

(iii) "National League for Nursing State-Constructed Board Examination, Registered Nurse or Practical Nurse", before 1952; or

(iv) "Canadian Nurses Association Test Service Examination for Registered Nurses" taken before 1982; and

(e) Proof of written and oral competency in the English language in accordance with Regulation .05C of this chapter.

(4) Whose basic nursing education was completed in another country, has the applicant's transcript evaluated by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools; and

(5) Presents evidence of 1,000 hours of active nursing practice within the last 5 years or successful completion of a Board-approved refresher course or preceptor program.

B. An applicant who is unable to prove proficiency in the English language in accordance with Health Occupations Article, §8-302(e), Annotated Code of Maryland, may be required to submit evidence of competency in the English language by obtaining a minimum passing score on a Board-approved English language competency examination in accordance with Regulation .05C of this chapter.

C. Those applicants who cannot present evidence of 1,000 hours of active nursing practice within the last 5 years, or successful completion of a Board-approved refresher course or preceptor program, may apply for inactive license.