1. (a) An applicant applying for licensure under this section must provide evidence of graduation from a governmentally accredited/approved nursing program in a professional school of nursing (general) of at least two academic years in length in which the academic requirements are equivalent to those of Texas.

2. (b) An applicant applying for licensure under this section must file a notarized application for registration containing the following:

   1. (1) personal and background data;
   2. (2) certification of graduation from an accredited/approved school;
   3. (3) verification of the application by the licensing authority of the country where the applicant was originally licensed, which includes the results of the examination, seal of the licensing authority, and signature of the executive officer or designee;
   4. (4) identification of all licensing authorities and jurisdictions where the applicant is or has been licensed and an attestation as to the applicant's licensure status with each licensing authority;
   5. (5) a recent fade-proof identification photograph, properly identified;
   6. (6) evidence of passing the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools examination or its equivalent;
   7. (7) required licensure fee and, when applicable, temporary permit fee; and
   8. (8) a written statement of the applicant's licensure status from each licensing authority and jurisdiction in which the applicant is or has been licensed, which includes the seal of each licensing authority and signature of each executive officer or designee.
3. (c) Admission to the NCLEX-RN is contingent upon evidence of satisfactory completion of a board approved accustomation course as specified in §217.3(2) of this title (relating to Temporary Permit), if the applicant holds a temporary permit.
4. (d) Upon initial licensure by examination, the license is issued for a period ranging from six months to 29 months depending on the birthdate. This transition period is necessary to adjust each license to the month and year of birth. Following the transition period, the license will be renewed every two years on the last day of the birth month. Licensees born in even-numbered years shall renew their licenses in even-numbered years; licensees born in odd-numbered years shall renew their licenses in odd-numbered years.

Source Note:The provisions of this §217.6 adopted to be effective June 9, 1994, 19 TexReg 4196; amended to be effective July 20, 1995, 20 TexReg 5067; amended to be effective August 6, 1997, 22 TexReg 7037.