LPN/LVN work list: Maryland

Moved here from another compact state? NCSBN says “when your PSOR changes by permanently relocating to another compact state, apply for licensure by endorsement” and “You have 60 days from the time you move to apply for your license.” The endorsement steps are below.

NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026

1. Confirm your licence is multistate

   Look yourself up on Nursys QuickConfirm. NCSBN: “If you already have a license and you are unsure if your license is single-state or multistate, use Quick Confirm at nursys.com at no cost.”

   NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026

   Source quotation

   If you already have a license and you are unsure if your license is single-state or multistate, use Quick Confirm at nursys.com at no cost.

   nursecompact.com · NCSBN

2. Your home state is where you legally live

   Only the compact state you actually live in can issue your multistate licence. NCSBN: “If a nurse's PSOR is a compact state, that nurse may be eligible for a multistate license.”

   NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026

   Source quotation

   If a nurse's PSOR is a compact state, that nurse may be eligible for a multistate license.

   nursecompact.com · NCSBN

3. Practise as an LPN/LVN on the privilege

   NCSBN defines the privilege to practise as the authority “permitting the practice of nursing as either an RN or LPN/VN in a remote state”.

   NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026

   Source quotation

   permitting the practice of nursing as either an RN or LPN/VN in a remote state

   nursecompact.com · NCSBN

4. What Maryland’s record says about working here on a multistate licence

   Yes — a qualifying multistate license permits RN/LPN practice here

   Conditions & source context

   Maryland has implemented the Nurse Licensure Compact, so an RN or LPN with an active multistate license from their primary state of residence may practice here without a Maryland license. The facility and contract still set their own credentialing requirements.

   NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 15 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   Maryland Jan. 19, 2018

   nursecompact.com · NCSBN

If you move for good, not just for a contract: NCSBN says “when your PSOR changes by permanently relocating to another compact state, apply for licensure by endorsement” and “You have 60 days from the time you move to apply for your license.”

NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026

1. Check you qualify for endorsement

   • Active same-type license and currency

     Detail

     Active unencumbered RN/practical nursing license in another jurisdiction; 1000 practice hours in past five years or Board-approved refresher/preceptor program.

   • Prior examination route

   • Application, fee, CBC and disclosures

     Detail

     Completed application, fee, one complete fingerprint set for Central Repository/FBI check, and requested criminal-history documents/explanation.

   • Noncompact education and foreign education

     Detail

     Board-approved/equivalent program; current operational noncompact process requires official transcripts directly from digital credentialing service. Foreign basic nursing education requires TruMerit CES and qualifying English competency evidence or exception.

   • Compact endorsement branch

     Detail

     Current active compact applicants follow the separately posted compact process with CBC, original-license Nursys verification and application; eligibility for temporary licensure is excluded for active multistate holders.

   • Application documents

     Detail

     Original-license Nursys verification, passport-style photo, fingerprint tracking receipt, active other-state license, permanent mailing address when temporary license requested, and submission within 48 hours of fingerprints per current Board instructions. No SSN/ITIN uses paper application.

   Conditions & source context

   Prior-examination eligibility is expressly held: current operational page says all applicants must have obtained licensure by NCLEX, while operative rule permits specified historical U.S. and Canadian examinations. Do not infer a Canada-only RN or LPN route from the general Board page. Reg. .10B/.10C label RN specifically even though .10A covers both; full individual LPN alternative scope is held. Active emergency 26-127-E changes fingerprint quantity in .04A(3)(a) from two sets to one complete set and .14 inactive reactivation; it does not amend .10 endorsement.

   State administrative code · regs.maryland.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   A. An applicant who holds an active, unencumbered license to practice registered nursing or practical nursing in another state, territory, or country is eligible for licensure without examination if the applicant: (1) Complies with all of the requirements under Regulation .04A of this chapter ; (2) Pays the required fee; (3) Meets one of the conditions in §B of this regulation ; and (4) Presents evidence of 1,000 hours of active nursing practice within the last 5 years or successful completion of a Board-approved refresher course or preceptor program.

   regs.maryland.gov · State administrative code

2. Open the application

   mdchart.health.maryland.gov

   Conditions & source context

   Exact observed CHART target; account/application not accessed.

   State Board of Nursing · health.maryland.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   Apply by clicking the RN/LPN Endorsement Application link

   health.maryland.gov · State Board of Nursing

3. Pay the application fee

   Amount

   230

   Per

   application

   Non-refundable

   Yes

   License types

   • RN
   • LPN

   Also payable

   • RN Maryland Health Care Commission user assessment, treatment within published initial total not confirmed

   • CBC/fingerprint processing and verification

   Conditions & source context

   Actual operative base fees agree with current Board permanent license amount. Rule .02H also requires RN MHCC user fee collected with initial/renewal application. Current Board states $26 biennial assessment in renewal table but does not itemize initial checkout total; do not silently add or waive that charge.

   State administrative code · regs.maryland.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   C. Licensure by endorsement fees are as follows: (1) Registered nurse licensure - $230; and (2) Licensed practical nurse licensure - $230.

   regs.maryland.gov · State administrative code

4. Fingerprints and background check

   Required

   Yes

   State check

   Yes

   FBI check

   Yes

   Fingerprints

   Yes

   Fingerprint sets

   1

   From out of state

   Request an out-of-state fingerprint card from CJIS; use Agency Authorization 9300000850 and ORI MD920480Z when required; follow Board tracking/submission instructions.

   Agency authorization

   9300000850

   Ori if required

   MD920480Z

   Conditions & source context

   Central Repository/FBI are record-check authorities, not identified exclusive collection vendors. Board permits Maryland fingerprint facilities and CJIS out-of-state cards. Current total held: old Board sheet $57.25; current CJIS table $33 mail/$53 in person plus announced $3 federal increment effective Oct 1, 2026, with provider charges varying. No exact nursing all-in charge inferred. Emergency 26-127-E operative text was checked, not merely its summary.

   State administrative code · regs.maryland.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   A. An applicant shall submit: (1) A completed application to the Board on the form that the Board requires; (2) To a criminal history records check (CHRC) in accordance with Health Occupations Article, §8 -303, Annotated Code of Maryland; (3) Written evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has submitted to a CHRC as required by §A(2) of this regulation by submitting: (a) One complete set of fingerprints, as required by the Central Repository and the FBI; and (b) All fees required by the Central Repository and the FBI; (4) Any documentation requested from the applicant by the Board including, but not limited to, official certified or true test court documents and a signed, dated explanation written by the applicant, regarding the facts and circumstances, outcome, and current status of any criminal history record information received by the Board: (a) Under Health Occupations Article, §8-303, Annotated Code of Maryland ; (b) In an answer to a question on the Board's application form; or (c) From any other source; and (5) Any additional documentation requested by the Board if the documentation received from the applicant under §A(4) this regulation is incomplete or insufficient.

   regs.maryland.gov · State administrative code

5. Verify your current licence

   Required

   Yes

   Verification for endorsement

   Yes

   Conditions & source context

   Current standard Board endorsement workflow. No $45 outgoing Maryland verification fee asserted as incoming fee; historical/foreign alternative route requirements remain unestablished.

   State Board of Nursing · health.maryland.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   Step 4 - License verification Using Nursys.com , your "original" state of licensure must be verified Once registration is completed in nursys.com, your license verification is immediately available for verification

   health.maryland.gov · State Board of Nursing

6. Temporary permit to start sooner

   Available

   Yes

   Type

   Discretionary RN/LPN temporary license for eligible other-state licensees

   Duration (days)

   90

   Fee

   70

   Eligibility

   Completed application, current active other-state license when applicable, positive identification, fee and written verified evidence CHRC submitted; active multistate endorsement applicants are excluded by current Board process.

   Conditions & source context

   Discretionary issuance, not automatic practice permission. Conditional 90-day CHRC extensions and practice-completion extensions are addressed but Board sheet internally says no extension then maximum two; rule .12C allows an additional 90 days and .12E has a stale .10A(5) cross-reference. Extension entitlement/count kept unknown rather than chosen.

   State administrative code · regs.maryland.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   A. The Board may issue a temporary license to an applicant who passed the licensure examination and is waiting for the criminal history records check to be completed or who is licensed as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse in any other state provided that the applicant: (1) Completes the required application; (2) If licensed in another state, presents a copy of a current, active license in another state; (3) Presents positive personal identification; (4) Pays the required fee; and (5) Provides written, verified evidence that the applicant has submitted to a criminal history records check in accordance with Health Occupations Article, §8-303, Annotated Code of Maryland .

   regs.maryland.gov · State administrative code

7. Continuing education you will owe at renewal

   • RN

     Renewal options

     • Nursing practice

       Hours

       1000

       Lookback years

       5

     • Board-approved diploma/degree completion

       Lookback years

       5

     • Continuing education

       Amount

       30

       Unit

       CEUs

       Lookback years

       2

     Fallback

     Board-approved refresher or preceptorship when no listed option is met

   • LPN

     Renewal options

     • Nursing practice

       Hours

       1000

       Lookback years

       5

     • Board-approved diploma/degree completion

       Lookback years

       5

     • Continuing education

       Amount

       30

       Unit

       CEUs

       Lookback years

       2

     Fallback

     Board-approved refresher or preceptorship when no listed option is met

   Conditions & source context

   Practice, education and CE are alternatives, not concurrent requirements. Rule literally uses 30 CEUs; conversion to contact hours was not given and is held. Recent qualifying graduation also satisfies an option; no universal first-renewal CE exemption is invented. Separate first-renewal implicit-bias/structural-racism training remains applicable.

   State administrative code · regs.maryland.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   G. Active Licensure Renewal. (1) An individual applying for active licensure renewal shall show evidence of: (a) 1,000 hours of active nursing practice within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the renewal application; (b) Satisfactory completion of all requirements for a diploma or degree from a Board-approved nursing education program within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the renewal application; or (c) Completion of 30 continuing education units (CEUs) within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of the renewal application. (2) College or University Coursework. (a) A renewal applicant may submit qualifying college or university coursework to fulfill the requirement under §G(1)(c) of this regulation . (b) 15 CEUs shall be awarded for each semester hour completed of a qualifying college or university course. (c) For the coursework to qualify: (i) The college or university course shall be related to the renewal applicant's nursing practice; and (ii) The renewal applicant shall receive a grade of C or higher, or the numeric equivalent in the course. (d) An official transcript shall be acceptable as proof of completion of a qualifying college or university course. H. Continuing Education. (1) Except as provided in §G(2) of this regulation , CEUs shall be approved by an entity listed in §H(5) of this regulation . (2) CEUs used for the purpose of renewing a license are subject to random audits by the Board or the Board's designee. (3) CEUs that are used for the purpose of renewing a license shall be earned within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of the renewal application. (4) The renewal applicant shall be responsible for: (a) Ensuring that a CEU course, forum, or meeting has been approved for CEUs by one of the entities listed in §H(5) of this regulation ; (b) Retaining evidence of completed CEUs that are submitted for the purpose of renewing a license for 6 years after the license is renewed; and (c) Producing evidence of completed CEUs for an audit by the Board or the board's designee within 30 days of the request. (5) The Board shall accept CEUs awarded or approved by: (a) Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), including all local, state, and national centers; (b) The American Nurses Association (ANA); (c) The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC); (d) Professional organizations offering CEUs for the purpose of renewing a national certification for advanced practice registered nursing; (e) A local, state, or national professional nursing association that provides educational programs; (f) The Maryland Nurses Association (MNA); (g) The National Council of State Boards of Nursing; and (h) The National League for Nursing. (6) CEUs may not be carried forward into the next renewal period. I. An individual applying for active licensure renewal who do not meet the requirements of §G of this regulation shall be required to successfully complete a Board-approved refresher program or Board-approved preceptorship program prior to renewal of the license.

   regs.maryland.gov · State administrative code

8. Other state-specific requirements

   • Implicit bias and structural racism training

     Applies to

     First license/certificate renewal after April 1, 2026

     Detail

     Attest completion of recognized approved training; not asserted as every-renewal training or automatically credited toward CE.

   • Conditional renewal CHRC

     Applies to

     Board-notified RN/LPN renewal applicants; 2026 schedule September/October birth months

     Detail

     Submit required CHRC evidence; initial licensure CBC does not create an exemption from scheduled renewal CBC.

   • CE documentation when CE option used

     Applies to

     RN/LPN choosing CE renewal option

     Detail

     Retain CE evidence six years; supply requested audit evidence within 30 days; no carry-forward.

   Conditions & source context

   Training webpage has broad October2025 language followed by the narrower operative first-renewal provision. Preserve the quoted statutory scope, not an every-renewal inference. Training hours and overlap credit remain unknown.

   State agency · health.maryland.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026

   Source quotation

   The requirement under subsection (a) of this section that an applicant attest to the completion of an implicit bias and structural racism training program shall apply only to an applicant's first license or certificate renewal after April 1, 2026.

   health.maryland.gov · State agency

9. Confirm the rest on the Maryland Board of Nursing site

   Our Maryland record has nothing sourced for LPN/LVNs on: any jurisprudence exam, processing time. Get those from the board directly: health.maryland.gov.

   State Board of Nursing · health.maryland.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026