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Maryland Board of Nursing 
Patricia A. Noble, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Nancy D. Adams, MBA, RN, President

  

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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4140 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland, 21215-2254
410-585-1900
1-888-202-9861

The Board apologizes for re-issuing e-mail reminders to all nurses who have already renewed. The intended recipients were September renewals.

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arrow bullet UPDATE - Criminal History Record Checks: House Bill 269 now allows for the extension of a temporary license or certificate letter. Click for details.

arrow bullet 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.

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Last update: July 24, 2008
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