Provisional licensure may be granted to eligible applicants who want to work while meeting their outstanding licensing requirements. If you are granted provisional licensure , you will be assigned specific conditions you must meet to be eligible for practising licensure . When these conditions are met, your provisional licensure is automatically converted to practising licensure .

If you are not planning to practice nursing before gaining full licensure, you do not need provisional licensure .​​

How t​o apply​​ 

• On your licensure application, you'll be asked if you would like apply for provisional licensure.
  
• Provisional licensure is granted to eligible applicants who want to work while meeting their final licensure requirements (such as passing the regulatory exam).
• When all licensing requirements are met, provisional licensure is automatically converted to practising licensure.
  

What you need to k​​no​w​

Eligibility

To qualify for provisional licensure, an applicant must have applied to take, or be awaiting the results of, the nurse examination and have met all the other requirements for practising licensure.

Responsibilities and privileges

Provisional licensees must meet BCCNM's standards and all conditions placed on their licensure.

Use of title

Individuals with provisional licensure may call themselves a “licensed practical nurse (provisional)" or "LPN (provisional)." Check the Use of Title pra​ctice standard​ ​for more information.

​Possible conditions on practice​

• That you must write​ and pass the written entry-to-practice registration examination.

• Provisional licensees may be supervised by a licensed practical nurse, registered nurse or nurse practitioner who holds licensure​n with BCCNM. This requirement only applies to provisional licensees who have a condition on their licensure that requires their practice to be monitored/supervised.​

License renewal​

• Provisional licensure must be renewed annually. 
  

• Provisional licensees must meet annual license renewal requirements.​
  

Converting to practising licensure​

Upon meeting all assigned conditions, yo​​ur licensure will automatically be converted to practising licensure.