(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may issue a license by endorsement and waive any appropriate examination requirement of this title for an applicant who has an active unencumbered license to practice registered nursing or licensed practical nursing in any other state or country.
(b) The Board may issue a license by endorsement under this section only if the applicant:
(1) Submits to the Board an application on the form that the Board requires;
(2) Submits to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 8–303 of this subtitle;
(3) Pays the application fee set by the Board under § 8–304 of this subtitle; and
(4) Provides adequate evidence that:
(i) At the time the applicant graduated from a nursing education program approved in the other state or country, the applicant met the educational qualifications then required by the laws of this State;
(ii) At the time the applicant became licensed or registered in the other state or country, the applicant passed in that or any other state or country an examination that was similar to the examination that then was given in this State; and
(iii) The applicant meets the qualifications otherwise required by this title.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Section 8-301 - License Required; Exceptions; Multistate Privileges
Section 8-302 - Qualifications of Applicants
Section 8-302.1 - Qualification for Advanced Practice Certification
Section 8-303 - Application to Central Repository for Criminal History Record Information
Section 8-304 - Applications for Licenses
Section 8-305 - Examinations -- Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse
Section 8-306 - Examinations -- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Section 8-307 - Examinations -- Waiver
Section 8-308 - Issuance and Contents of Licenses; Criminal History Record Information
Section 8-309 - License -- Inactive Status
Section 8-310 - Scope of Registered Nurse License
Section 8-311 - Scope of Licensed Practical Nurse License
Section 8-312 - Term and Renewal of Licenses; Criminal History Record Information
Section 8-314 - Surrender of License
Section 8-315 - Temporary Licenses
Section 8-319 - Reinstatement of Suspended or Revoked Licenses
Section 8-320 - Confidentiality of Board Records
Section 8-321 - Disclosure to Health Occupations Regulatory Boards Permitted