(a) An applicant for license to practice as a licensed practical nurse shall submit to the Board written evidence, verified by oath, that the applicant—
(1) is of good character;
(2) is in good physical and mental health;
(3) has completed an approved high school course of study or the equivalent thereof, and has met the other preliminary requirements prescribed by the Board; and
(4) has successfully completed the prescribed curriculum in an accredited school of practical nursing and holds a diploma therefrom.
(b) The applicant shall be required to pass a written examination in such subjects as the Board prescribes in the rules and regulations. Each written examination may be supplemented by an oral or practical examination. Upon successfully passing such examination, the Board shall issue to the applicant a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse.
(c) The Board may issue a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse without examination to any applicant who has been duly registered or licensed as a practical nurse or a person entitled to perform similar services under a different title under laws of another state or jurisdiction of the United States, if in the opinion of the Board, the applicant meets the requirements for a licensed practical nurse in the Virgin Islands.
(d) Any person holding a license to practice as a practical nurse in the Virgin Islands shall have the right to use the title “Licensed Practical Nurse” and the abbreviation “L.P.N.” No other person shall assume such title or use such abbreviation or other words, letters, signs, or figures to indicate that the person using the same is a licensed practical nurse.
(e) Any person who holds a license or certificate of registration which is valid on the effective date of this section shall thereafter be deemed to be a licensed practical nurse under the provisions of this subchapter.