![]() ![]() Full regulations and requirements for Professional Support Personnel License types including Initial, and Professional licensure can be found on the DESE website. ![]() On rare occasions, a district may apply for and be granted, a “critical need” waiver to hire an unlicensed registered nurse if attempts to hire a nurse with current DESE licensure are unsuccessful. If not licensed at the time of hire, school nurses must obtain DESE licensure as soon as possible after hiring per individual district requirements.Most Districts require prospective school nurses to hold a DESE Professional Support Personnel license at the time of hire. This is consistent with DESE licensure requirements for all public school professionals, including administrators, teachers, teacher specialists and other support personnel.DESE grants licensure to school nurses based on nurse standards of practice and credentialing as recognized by the American Nurses Association (ANA), the National Association of School Nurses (NASN), the Massachusetts School Nurses Organization (MSNO) and proven competency on Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL). ![]() This is required by Massachusetts regulation 603CMR 7.00, Regulations for Educator Licensure.
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