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It's not diplomas it's certifications. It (e.g.) a lawyer moves between states he or she may need to take that new state's bar exam.

• betaby 11y ago
  Ok. While it's different, the difference is subtle. As you said for lawyers there is an exam each time one changing state? Same for nurses? Engineers? I can't see good part of that.
  • sib 11y ago
    In the case of lawyers, there are significant sets of state-specific laws and regulations, so it makes some sense to have separate "certification" by state. My understanding is that, once you have been an attorney for a certain number of years (5?), it is much easier to be admitted to the bar (certified) in a new state.
  • pyre 11y ago
    The difference is that there is no nationwide licensing body, so the license issued by the "nursing licensing body" in Texas needs to be transferred to the "nursing licensing body" in Washington state. And they need to accept it and turn it into a Washington state nursing certification. Because these are separate bodies there may be different rules, regulations, standards regarding what it takes to be a nurse.
    • Ntrails 11y ago
      Yet a doctor can travel between countries who agree to have "equivalence" between qualifications. Law obviously makes sense when so much is state specific, I'd be less convinced by nursing.