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The mission of the Board of Nursing is to
advance safe quality care in Maryland through licensure, certification,
education and accountability for public protection.
The Board of Nursing functions under the
Maryland Nurse Practice Act, Health Occupations Article, Section 8. It
has
authority to adopt regulations as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions
of the law. The Board is mandated to regulate the practice of
registered nurses,
licensed practical nurses, nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, nurse
practitioners, nursing assistants, medication technicians, and
electrologists.
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Baltimore, Maryland, 21215-2254
410-585-1900
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Effective January 27, 2012:
Any license or certificate application(s) received at the Maryland
Board of Nursing without either a Social Security Number (SSN) or
Federal Tax ID Number WILL NOT
be processed. Applications without these numbers are
incomplete.
Maryland
and Federal law requires that the Board of Nursing obtain the Social
Security number or federal tax identification number of any person
applying for a professional license or certificate for the following
purposes:
- Verification
of identity with respect to actions related to your license or
certificate (Code of Maryland Regulations 10.27.01 and 10.39.01)
- Administration of the Child Support Enforcement
Program (Md. Family Law Code Ann., § 10-119.3)
- Identification by the Department of Assessments and
Taxation of new businesses in Maryland (Md. Health Occ. Code Ann., §
1-210)
- Verification
by the Maryland Medicaid program of licensure and sanctions for
providers participating in Medicaid (42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(49); 42
U.S.C. § 1396r-2; 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7)
Out-of-state Nurses never previously licensed in Maryland can now apply
for
Licensure by Endorsement on-line! Click
for details
 Criminal
History Record Checks are now required for the following groups:
- ALL RN/LPN Exam or
Endorsement applicants, and 1st time CNA applicants
- any RN, LPN, or CNA listed as NON-RENEWED
for more than one year after the last expiration.
Click for details on how to
complete the CHRC for initial licensure/certification or
renewal.
During a recent
audit it was discovered that several individuals have been issued
Nursing
Assistant Certificates in error - click
for
details
The most efficient means
of contacting the CNA
Department would be by e-mail. Please use the following e-mail
addressed to
request the specified information or application. Be sure to include
your full
name and certification number, or current mailing address when sending
your
e-mail
Thank
you for your patience during this
time.
ALL INITIAL APPLICATIONS WILL APPEAR AS
"PENDING" ON THE VERIFICATION SITE UNTIL ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE
RECEIVED BY THE BOARD OF NURSING.
Effective April 1, 2007, the
Board discontinued the printing of ALL license
& certification cards. Please use Look
Up A Licensee to verify licensure/certification status.
Check Board News for
important events and
alerts
Check the
status of
a licensure application or contact other Board Staff
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Last update: January 30, 2012
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Martin O'Malley, Governor
Anthony Brown, Lt. Governor
Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein, Secretary |
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