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*1 OFFICE OF THE AITORNEY QENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
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Ronomble Splsa, K. D., Dsln
Unlrerwity of Texao, Yeflloal Branoh
Uslveoton, Texar
Dear Sir:
Iour letter of Feb
ot thlr department rclstlug
Auatln for 8 lloenre to pr8U
Enolo6urer w%th yo 4 th8t ii160 &6tin rolrnoe degree 8 B8dNr de@'Oe~ 6 had nlae years of tesohlng experienoe
whethe+ or not Xl6 tram rtmte of rtate se a proter- 8loid nurse.
ad6 46 fOll0W6! aharaoter nho h&56 * a a proferrion81 nur6e maentr sre equal there ltlual qu8llflo8tion6 8h8ll oee required in thir law, rno~ be o praotioe nurrlng in thir St&e , provldsd 8 fee or tlfteen aol- Board by suah spplieant.* Before a profsrrianal nurse from another 6tate may be
gl%nted llosnse to prootlo4 nurolng in thlr state tithout ex- a6Matlon, it mu6t appaar:
(1) that ahe hold6 a registration osrtlfiaatr 86 8 professloaal nur64 fr4m anothar stabe; *2 I Honorable Spi46, paga 2
(2) that the requirement6 of 6uoh other l tste t0 tho64 Of T4X86; 8nd al-4 4f@lSl
-(S) thnt her IndIvidu81 qusllfio~tlone are e- @V8lbnt t0 those r4qUir4d by the 6tStUte6 Of r4X86. Th464 faotr murt apo48r befor the Board ef i?Jwr8e u- nlnero of Texae I6 suthorlsed to grsnt a liesnor to a prOfOe- elonal nur6e from another 6tate wlthout exuolnation. Under th4 hnguage of the It I8 indlepene8ble rtatute nurse hold a regi6trstion oertlfioate frou another
that etate. ff.Ui86 huuetln doe6 not hold l uoh 8 oert~tloate, It 18 our opinion that the Board would not be suthorlred, under Art- 1014 4521, to grant her a lloenre to praotioe nurring In Texae.
Th4 ooadltlon *whore requlremente 8re l qu81 to thoee o? Toura Involve6 8 faot flndlng by the Board that the lrwe of the rtate from which tha nuree hold6 8 rrgI6tratisn oertlfl- eate equal thoec in Texar.
The eondItlon 'whore lndIvidu81 qu8lIfloatieae eh811 be equivalent to tho68 ZWqUIXWd In thle l8u* likewIre lavolver a t8ot finding by the Board in the light af the following befin- Itionr of the term u4quivalent.n
Qquiva14ntY mesne eq,url In value, foroe, me8nlng, or llk4; &en equsl 60 tar 86 oonoerne matter under oone~t%errtlon or squal in worth or v8lue, power, defeot, Import, and like.
Vol. 1, Word6 md Phra6e6, Fourth eerier, psge 905; olting At- lantio Ohrlatlan (lolSeg8 v. Hlnas, 152 3.E. 79'7.
The vor4 *equivalent* means eaual In value, worth,, idor, or elgnlflaanoe, but meaning to $8 attaohed to word In l aoh lnetano4 depend4 Vol. 8, W0rUe and upon oiroum6t6noea. Phra686, Fifth 3eric6, page 74’7’1; oItIn& Callahan v. Telpter, 185 Atl. 400.
If HI66 Austin hold6 a regirtratlon certifio804 snother stat4 and, a6 faatual matt4r, the requirsmentr of thO6e of Tex6.6, and if, 86 8 f8OtUSt 6uoh etate arc) equal )4i86 Aurtin 8re l quiV-
BStber, the !nd.IVlduSl qUaldfi4??tiOn6 a? alent, in the light of the fore$joIng deZInltIon8, to there re- quIre6 In the liurse’s law of T4x84, Hi66 Au6tin is entitled to bc granted a llocn44 to praotloe nurrtng In Oh16 State wIthout examination, Drovlded thr required fee ir paid. Cornrercleljr,
Honorable Jahn W. Spire, page 3
11 the64 faOt6 do not 4xllt, whloh must be dstermlned by the Board, the Board would be Justified In relurlng to grant the lioense;
Inasmuch a6 all the fact6 incident to the 8ppli- o8tlOn Of MI66 Austin are not before thle department, and, In final analyrlr, proeent raot queationr to be rerolved by thr Board In It6 UIsoretIon, we o8nnot oategorlo8llr rule wheth- er or not Xi68 Auatln 16 entitled to a licen6e to pr8otIoe nurrlng In this State unbar th4 provlslone of fu%Iole 4621. We tl'U6t, howevtr, that ths Board will b4 enabled, In the light of this dI6ou66Ion, to properly aircharge It6 duty ln rerpeot to ml.66 Aulrtin.
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