# Idaho Code § 54-1407: 54-1407 LICENSE FOR PRACTICAL NURSING

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C14_S54-1407

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 54-1407
- **Heading:** 54-1407 LICENSE FOR PRACTICAL NURSING
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 54 / Chapter 14 / Section 54-1407

## Text

54-1407. License for practical nursing. (1) Qualifications. To qualify for a license to practice practical nursing a person must:

(a) Have successfully completed the basic curriculum of an approved practical nursing education program or its equivalent; and

(b) Satisfy one (1) of the following requirements:

(i) Pass an examination adopted and used by the board to measure knowledge and judgment essential for the safe practice of practical nursing; or

(ii) Have a practical nursing license in good standing, without restriction or limitation, issued upon successful similar examination, approved by the board, conducted in another state, territory or foreign country; or

(iii) Have a practical nursing license in good standing, without restriction or limitation, issued by another state, territory or foreign country and meet established board requirements; and

(c) Be of sufficiently sound physical and mental health as will not impair or interfere with the ability to practice nursing.

(2) Fees. A qualified applicant shall be entitled to a license to practice practical nursing upon payment of a license fee to the board in an amount designated by the board not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150).

History:

[(54-1407), added 1977, ch. 132, sec. 2, p. 284; am. 1995, ch. 351, sec. 3, p. 1165; am. & redesig. 1998, ch. 118, sec. 5, p. 441; am. 2002, ch. 80, sec. 1, p. 179; am. 2009, ch. 67, sec. 1, p. 190.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 54-1401 54-1401 PURPOSE — LICENSE REQUIRED — REPRESENTATION TO THE PUBLIC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C14_S54-1401.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-1402 54-1402 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C14_S54-1402.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-1403 54-1403 BOARD OF NURSING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C14_S54-1403.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-1404 54-1404 BOARD OF NURSING — POWERS AND DUTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C14_S54-1404.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-1405 54-1405 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES FUND — RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C14_S54-1405.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-1406 54-1406 NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C14_S54-1406.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-1406A 54-1406A CERTIFIED MEDICATION ASSISTANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C14_S54-1406A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-1407 54-1407 LICENSE FOR PRACTICAL NURSING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C14_S54-1407.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-1408 54-1408 LICENSE FOR REGISTERED NURSING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C14_S54-1408.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-1409 54-1409 LICENSE FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C14_S54-1409.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-1410 54-1410 NURSE EMERITUS LICENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C14_S54-1410.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-1410A 54-1410A TEMPORARY LICENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C14_S54-1410A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-1411 54-1411 RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C14_S54-1411.md)
- [Idaho Code § 54-1411A 54-1411A PRECEPTORS — CONTINUING EDUCATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C14_S54-1411A.md)

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