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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 116; in 1982, chapter 598; in 1988, chapter 765; in 2002, chapter 713<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":242801,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65602,"identifier":"54.1-3018","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/2\/54.1-3018","url":"\/54.1-3018\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3018\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/2\/54.1-3018","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registered nurse’s license by endorsement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3018","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may issue<\/span> a license by endorsement to an applicant to practice professional nursing if the applicant has been licensed as a professional or registered nurse<\/span> under the laws<\/span> of another state, the District of Columbia, or a United States possession<\/span> or territory, and, in the opinion<\/span> of the Board<\/span>, the applicant meets the qualifications required of registered nurses<\/span> in this Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall also endorse for licensure nurses who hold an unrestricted license in Canada and whose training was obtained in a nursing school in Canada where English was the primary language and who have passed the Canadian Registered Nurses<\/span> Examination (CRNE). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTERED NURSE’S LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT (\u00a7 54.1-3018)\n\nA. The Board may issue a license by endorsement to an applicant to practice\nprofessional nursing if the applicant has been licensed as a professional or\nregistered nurse under the laws of another state, the District of Columbia, or a\nUnited States possession or territory, and, in the opinion of the Board, the\napplicant meets the qualifications required of registered nurses in this\nCommonwealth.\n\nB. The Board shall also endorse for licensure nurses who hold an unrestricted\nlicense in Canada and whose training was obtained in a nursing school in Canada\nwhere English was the primary language and who have passed the Canadian\nRegistered Nurses Examination (CRNE).\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-350; 1970, c. 116; 1982, c. 598, \u00a7 54-367.14; 1988,\nc. 765; 2002, c. 713.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}