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Gov. Tom Wolf signs bill to amend professional nursing law

By Patrick Damp

/ CBS Pittsburgh

Gov. Wolf signs amendment to nursing law

HARRISBURG (KDKA) - Becoming a nurse in Pennsylvania is now easier.

Governor Tom Wolf signed a bill amending the current professional nursing law.

The amendment will now allow people who graduated from a nursing or nutrition program in another country but didn't get a license to take Pennsylvania's certification exam.

They will qualify so long as the training from outside the country meets the state's educational requirements.

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.

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