Sec. 6. 32 MRSA §2207, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §130, is further amended to read:

2. Reexamination. For reexamination, a fee to be determined by the board based on the number of areas to be covered and not to exceed $100; and

Sec. 7. 32 MRSA §2252, as amended by PL 1991, c. 153, §3 and affected by §5, is further amended to read:

§2252. License; examination

The applicant is required to pass a written examination in subjects deemed considered necessary by the board to determine the fitness of the applicant to practice practical nursing. Each written examination may be supplemented by an oral or practical examination. Upon the applicant's successfully passing the examination, the board shall issue to the applicant a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse, that license to be in force for a period of at least one year until the birth date of the licensee. The initial license is renewable as provided in section 2255.

SUMMARY

This bill deletes an outdated section and language. The bill corrects the name of the national licensing examination for nurses and updates the exception to licensure for students.