1. A. Certification as a PMH/APRN expires at the same time as the license to practice registered nursing.

2. B. Before a PMH/APRN’s certification expires, the PMH/APRN may renew the certification biennially if the PMH/APRN:

   1. (1) Is otherwise entitled to be certified;

   2. (2) Submits to the Board:

      1. (a) Documentation of a current national certification as a PMH/APRN from a national certifying body recognized by the Board; and
      2. (b) A completed renewal application on a form that the Board requires; and
   3. (3) Pays all fees.
3. C. PMH/APRN renewal applicants who are authorized to practice registered nursing in this State under a multistate licensure privilege shall be periodically required to submit to a criminal history check in accordance with the schedule and requirements set forth in COMAR 10.27.01.13J.—N.
4. D. The PMH/APRN shall ensure that the Board has a record of the renewed national certification if the national certification expires before the registered nurse license renewal date.
5. E. Certification as a PMH/APRN shall be deemed to have lapsed if the Board does not have a record of a current active national certification.
6. F. Practicing on an expired national certification is prohibited and subject to discipline under Health Occupations Article, §8-316(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.
7. G. The Board shall maintain an up-to-date list of all PMH/APRNs certified in this State and include on the license an indication that the licensee is a PMH/APRN.

Authority: Health Occupations Article, §8-205, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: June 25, 1990 (17:12 Md. R. 1494)

Regulation .07C adopted effective August 1, 1994 (21:15 Md. R. 1306)

Chapter revised effective June 26, 2000 (27:12 Md. R. 1140)

Regulation .02B amended effective July 2, 2018 (45:13 Md. R. 667)

Regulation .03 amended effective July 2, 2018 (45:13 Md. R. 667)

Regulation .03B, C amended effective October 17, 2011 (38:21 Md. R. 1279)

Regulation .04 amended effective July 2, 2018 (45:13 Md. R. 667)

Regulation .05 amended effective July 2, 2018 (45:13 Md. R. 667)

Regulation .07 amended effective July 2, 2018 (45:13 Md. R. 667)

Regulation .08A, C amended effective July 2, 2018 (45:13 Md. R. 667)