# Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-7-109: Practical nurse qualifications

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-7-109
- **Heading:** Practical nurse qualifications
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 63-7-109

## Text

An applicant for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse shall submit to the board evidence in such form as the board may prescribe that the applicant: (1) Is in good physical and mental health; (2) Has completed the twelfth grade or its equivalent or has successfully passed the test for and has received a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education and such other preliminary qualifications and requirements as the board may prescribe; and (3) Has successfully completed a course of study in an approved school for practical nurses, as defined by the board, and the applicant holds a certificate therefrom, or the approved school has certified to the board that the applicant has met all requirements for a certificate. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 114,s 50, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 1967, ch. 78, § 18; 1981, ch. 462, §§ 6, 7; T.C.A., § 63-746; Acts 1984, ch. 848, § 2.
An applicant for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse shall submit to the board evidence in such form as the board may prescribe that the applicant:
(1) Is in good physical and mental health;
(2) Has completed the twelfth grade or its equivalent or has successfully passed the test for and has received a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education and such other preliminary qualifications and requirements as the board may prescribe; and
(3) Has successfully completed a course of study in an approved school for practical nurses, as defined by the board, and the applicant holds a certificate therefrom, or the approved school has certified to the board that the applicant has met all requirements for a certificate.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 114,s 50, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1967, ch. 78, § 18; 1981, ch. 462, §§ 6, 7; T.C.A., § 63-746; Acts 1984, ch. 848, § 2.

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