licensure

noun

li·​cen·​sure ˈlī-sᵊn-shər 

-ˌshu̇r

: the granting of licenses especially to practice a profession

also : the state of being licensed

Examples of licensure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, Missouri lawmakers in recent years have sought to expand licensure, which currently requires passing an exam. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 July 2024

The licensure pause will not affect access to mental health services provided by individual practitioners, clinics operated in regulated hospital spaces and providers at federally qualified health centers, the department said. —Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024

Last year, Blue Earth County sought to release its licensure exemption under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, as the damage no longer allowed the dam to produce electricity effectively. —Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 26 June 2024

The terms of the DPH licensure agreement highlight some of the financial difficulties that have befallen Athena — which, with this sale, is no longer the largest nursing home provider in the state. —Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1846, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

licensure

noun

li·​cen·​sure ˈlīs-ᵊn-shər, -ˌshu̇r 

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.

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