Online licensure is much easierAs most of you probably know, Maryland is a walk-thru state that will issue your temporary RN license in 48 hours or less. It is actually a very simple process, but the lack of information throws everything out of whack. There is a newer way to finish the process, but still requires you to show up for the fingerprinting process. The rest can now be done online with much less hassle.It is not my goal to leave you thinking that the Maryland State Boards are inefficient or lacking in quality of service; however, we waited for two hours and did not see a single nurse make it through the system without issues. They may have a complete list of what is needed for licensing somewhere, but it is obvious that most nurses never see it.To finish the process in person, you are going to need all of the following items:. Two forms of photo identification including your driver license.
It cannot be a temporary license like the ones you get from states like Kansas that issue a paper license and then mail the permanent from the capitol days later. Maryland will not accept it as this was what got us thrown out of line. A passport type photograph of yourself. Just a headshot from the shoulders up will do.
Up to date proof of your nursing license from the state where you took the board exam. If your state is paperless, you will need to print the screen from your state nursing license verification webpage that shows your name and active status. If you do not have at least that, they will send you down to print it from a library somewhere up the road. They will not look it up while you are there in person.
Finally, the real reason you are there is to pay them some money. They are going to require $58 for fingerprints and another $140 for the licenses.Here are the steps involved for anyone wanting to get it done the easier way online:.
Show up to the board office on a Wednesday morning the week before you start the assignment. This is normal for any assignment to Maryland and your travel company will set up your housing this early. Go inside and put your name on the list. If there is not anyone waiting at the desk just ask for the fingerprint paperwork and directions. They will send you out into the mall to their live scan site with a card.
The paper they give you at the finger print station is very important as it has a tracking number on it that you will need. Simply take your paperwork back to the board office and they will give you one of the copies with the tracking number on it. At this point, you can get back in line and finish the process in person, if you have all the documents, or you can leave and go find some Wi-Fi. We ended up at McDonalds near our apartment complex and took in one of our laptops in for lunch.
From the Maryland Board of Nursing website you can click the online link and it will take you step by step through the process. You will not need any form of ID or proof of nursing license either. They will take care of verification this way, but not if you are there in person. All you do is create an account, enter your personal information, license number, and upload a picture of yourself from your computer. Then you pay them the $140 with a credit card and you are done.
It only takes 5 minutes. Our license showed up in their system that Friday afternoon. The final step is license verification for your permanent license. Kansas does not participate in Nursys, so we always have to mail in the form with a check. This has to be completed before your 90-day temporary license expires.For us, I do not think the online option was supposed to be available to the public yet, and they did not want to tell us about it.
It took some warm debate in the hallway with management and a decision to leave Maryland right then and there before being given the option. I actually think they put up the link that morning for us as we looked for information the previous night and did not see it.With a combined effort, Keith and Melissa participate in travel, nursing, web design, blogging, and photography.
We are the couple behind the for travelers at Beauty & Bandaids. I’ve been online trying to apply for endorsement, I’m currently licensed in PA planning on moving to MD. I have tried to initiated the application they tell me I can’t because I don’t have a background check code. I called and requested a fingerprint card and was told I need an auth code from MBON. I’ve called numerous times and emailed haven’t heard anything yet and it’s been two weeks.
Did you all just show up to the MBON with id and paperwork and say here I need a license by endorsement and get your fingerprints? Any info would help! I am reading these post and getting more frustrated then ever. I applied for an RN endorsment close to 4 weeks ago and my application is still pending. I Have been a nurse for 17 years in Pa and got my NP license last August, I have a job waiting for me in Maryland but this process is holding up my future. All my many documents for NP are in the hands of the advance nurse representive of MBON but without the endorsement from MBON for my RN, I can’t do anything.
I don’t understand why it takes so long, why can it be an easier more efficient process. I just hope my new job continues to be understanding and I don’t lose the position before it starts.
Rn/Lpn Endorsement Application & Instructions.INSTRUCTIONS & INFORMATION FOR COMPLETING THE RN/LPN APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENTREAD CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE APPLICATION. ALL APPLICANTS must mail a along with the items listed below to the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency. If you have ever held a license as a nurse previously in Indiana, and are applying again for the same profession, please contact our office at (317) 234-2043 or by e-mail at to inquire about reactivating your previous license. Please type or print neatly with black or blue ink. Include a photograph, approximately 2 ½ x 3 ½ inches, head and shoulders view, black and white or color, of professional quality.
Polaroid type or laminated photographs will not be accepted. Please tape, rather than staple, the photo to the application. Please place your signature on the front of your photograph. Submit the $50.00 application fee made payable to the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency. THE APPLICATION FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE. Include proof of current, active licensure in another state (please include documentation of license expiration date). If you do not have an active license in another state, you will not be eligible for licensure by endorsement in Indiana.
Enclose documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage license or divorce decree. Complete your after receiving notification from staff that your application has been received.
Applicants who complete a criminal background check PRIOR to their application being received will be required to complete another criminal background check. IF YOUR STATE OF ORIGINAL LICENSURE DOES NOT VERIFY EDUCATION OF THEIR APPLICANTS FOR OTHER STATE BOARDS OF NURSING: You will need to provide official documentation of graduation from a state accredited program in nursing, provided directly to the Indiana State Board of Nursing from your nursing program. ( FOREIGN GRADUATES SEE SECTION B). VERIFICATION OF LICENSURE - We must receive verification from EVERY state and country that you are licensed in or have ever been licensed in. Your nursing license MUST be active in at least 1 state.
Verification should be obtained by 1 of the following methods, which is your responsibility:- NURSYS - Verification will be provided through the National Council of State Boards of Nursing for every state that participates in NURSYS. The following states currently participate in the NURSYS program. You must submit a form to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) for verification of any nursing license you hold or have ever held in the above mentioned states. Please see additional information regarding the NURSYS program and fees on the instruction sheet. Please register online at Nursys.com to verify any licenses ever held in any of the NURSYS participating states.Any other state this is not involved in the NURSYS program needs to be sent a. They should return this form back to the Indiana Board of Nursing. Please check with each state to see if there is a fee for this service.
Verification needs to be sent from every state that you hold or have ever held a license in. Please note, your original state of licensure should verify that you have taken and passed the National Council Licensing Examination (NCLEX) or the State Board Test Pool Examination (SBTPE). You will NOT be eligible for licensure in Indiana if you have only taken a state constructed examination. (Canadian Graduates see Subsection III).
FOREIGN NURSE GRADUATES. (Canadian Graduates See Section III) must submit, Along with the items in Section I, the following:. This requirement applies if your original state of licensure does not directly provide verification of your foreign education credentials. Official nursing school transcripts provided through a credentials evaluation service such as CGFNS, which specify THEORY and CLINICAL EXPERIENCE in all areas.
Maryland Rn Endorsement Application
Official copy of high school diploma or equivalent or official transcripts.' OFFICIAL' MEANS THESE DOCUMENTS MUST BE THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT OR A NOTARIZED COPY PROVIDED DIRECTLY FROM ANOTHER STATE BOARD OF NURSING OR THE AWARDING ENTITY.If your original state of licensure has an official copy of your nursing school transcripts and/or high school diploma or equivalent, you may request that state forward a certified copy to this office.All documents must be accompanied with an official translation if not in English.