licensure

li·cen·sure

noun \ˈlīs-^ən-shər, -ˌshu̇r\

Definition of LICENSURE

1

: the state or condition of having a license granted by official or legal authority to perform medical acts and procedures not permitted by persons without such a license <applicant must have RN licensure>; also : the granting of such licenses <a state board of medical licensure>

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>