Section 8-320 – Confidentiality of Board Records
(a) Except by the express stipulation and consent of all parties to a proceeding before the Board or any of its investigatory bodies, in a civil action, the proceedings, records, and files of the Board or any of its investigatory bodies are not discoverable and are not admissible in evidence. (b) This section does not apply to […]
Section 8-321 – Disclosure to Health Occupations Regulatory Boards Permitted
(a) The Board may disclose any information contained in the proceedings, records, and files of the Board to any health occupation regulatory board of the State or another state if the health occupation regulatory board requests the information in writing. (b) A health occupation regulatory board that receives information from the Board under subsection (a) of this […]
Section 8-322 – Authority of Board
(a) The authority of the Board established under this subtitle: (1) Vests with the Board at the time an individual applies for licensure or to practice under the multistate licensing privilege; (2) Continues during periods of licensure; and (3) Includes authority over an individual holding an expired license, a lapsed license, or a temporary license that has expired under […]
Section 8-316 – Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations — Grounds; Additional Monetary Penalty; Surrender of Suspended or Revoked License; Publication of Notice of Revocation or Suspension
(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 8–317 of this subtitle, the Board may deny a license or grant a license, including a license subject to a reprimand, probation, or suspension, to any applicant, reprimand any licensee, place any licensee on probation, or suspend or revoke the license of a licensee if the applicant or […]
Section 8-317 – Hearings
(a) Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, before the Board takes any action under § 8–312 or § 8–316 of this subtitle or § 8–404, § 8–6C–20, or § 8–6D–10 of this title, it shall give the person against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board. (b) The […]
Section 8-318 – Review
(a) Except as provided in this section for an action under § 8–316 of this subtitle, any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Board in a contested case, as defined in the Administrative Procedure Act, may petition for judicial review as allowed by the Administrative Procedure Act. (b) Any person aggrieved by a final decision […]
Section 8-319 – Reinstatement of Suspended or Revoked Licenses
(a) If a license was suspended or revoked for a period of more than 1 year, or if a period of more than 1 year has passed since a license was surrendered, the Board may reinstate the license if the licensee: (1) Applies to the Board for reinstatement; (2) Meets the requirements for renewal under § 8–312 of […]
Section 8-304 – Applications for Licenses
To apply for a license to practice registered nursing or licensed practical nursing, an applicant shall: (1) Submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 8–303 of this subtitle; (2) Submit to the Board: (i) An application on the form that the Board requires, including a current address; (ii) Written, verified evidence that the requirement of […]
Section 8-305 – Examinations — Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, an applicant who otherwise qualifies for a license as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse is entitled to be examined for that license as provided in this section. (b) An applicant whose primary state of residence is a party state to […]
Section 8-306 – Examinations — Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
An applicant qualifies for certification as an advanced practice registered nurse only if the applicant passes a Board–approved national examination for advanced practice registered nurses.