(1) Qualifications. To qualify for a license to practice registered nursing, a person must: Have successfully completed the basic curriculum of an approved registered nursing education program or its equivalent; and
(2) Satisfy one (1) of the following requirements: Pass an examination adopted and used by the board to measure knowledge and judgment essential for the safe practice of registered nursing; or
(3) Have a professional or registered nurse 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
(4) Have a professional or registered nurse license in good standing, without restriction or limitation, issued by another state, territory or foreign country and meet established board requirements; and
(5) Has graduated from a foreign RN or LPN/VN prelicensure education program that (a) has been approved by the authorized accrediting body in the applicable country and (b) has been verified by an independent credentials review agency to be comparable to a licensing board-approved prelicensure education program;
(6) Be of sufficiently sound physical and mental health as will not impair or interfere with the ability to practice nursing.
(7) Fees. A qualified applicant shall be entitled to a license to practice registered nursing upon payment of a license fee to the board in an amount designated by the board not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200).