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licensure
noun
li·cen·sure
ˈlī-sᵊn-shər
-ˌshu̇r
Examples of licensure in a Sentence
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As part of the licensure transfer, DPH is requiring National to pay all vendors that Athena owed money to within 120 days, pay any back taxes owed to the towns where the facilities are located and contribute $2.6 million to its employees’ health care insurance fund to cover all medical bills.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024
DeSantis should continue to champion universal licensure and sign SB 1600, which will remove more barriers for people to continue working in their occupation.
—Skylar Zander, Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2024
The association says it's made numerous attempts to contact the bar's ownership to renew licensure, but those offers were all rebuffed.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
The work group also recommended workforce development efforts like reducing nurse and social worker licensure burdens and partnering with community colleges to increase the pipeline of licensed practice nurses and imaging technicians.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1846, in the meaning defined above
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“Licensure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/licensure. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
Medical Definition
licensure
noun
li·cen·sure
ˈlīs-ᵊn-shər, -ˌshu̇r
1
2
: approval of a drug or medical procedure by official or legal authority for use in the practice of medicine
the licensure was based on the results of randomized clinical trials of the vaccine's protective efficacy—E. D. Shapiro et al.
Legal Definition
licensure
noun
li·cen·sure
ˈlīs-ᵊn-shər, -ˌshu̇r
: the granting of licenses especially to practice a profession
also
: the state of being licensed
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