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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>368573</law_id><section_number>54.1-3020</section_number><catch_line>Qualifications of applicant for practical nurse&amp;#8217;s license</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="118" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="III">Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="11" identifier="30">Nursing</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="3" identifier="3">Licensure of Practical Nurses</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> An applicant for a license to practice as a <span class="dictionary">practical nurse</span> shall furnish <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> satisfactory to the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> that the applicant: <a id="paragraph-1373048" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3020/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Has completed two years of high school or its equivalent; <a id="paragraph-1373049" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3020/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Has received a diploma from an approved <span class="dictionary">practical nursing</span> program; <a id="paragraph-1373050" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3020/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Has passed a written examination as required by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>; and <a id="paragraph-1373051" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3020/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Has committed no acts which are grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in this chapter. <a id="paragraph-1373052" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3020/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall consider and may accept relevant practical experience and didactic and clinical components of education and training completed by an applicant for licensure as a <span class="dictionary">practical nurse</span> during his service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States as <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> of the satisfaction of the educational requirements for licensure. <a id="paragraph-1373053" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3020/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 54-348; 1970, c. 116; 1979, c. 5, &#xA7; 54-367.19; 1982, c. 598; 1988, c. 765; 2011, c. 390.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
