Official sources and verification (11)
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
BoardMaryland Board of Nursing
Maryland Board of Nursing
Maryland Board of Nursing
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Agency guidanceCurrent biennial active renewal fees: LPN $165; RN $191, including a $26 Maryland Health Care Commission assessment.
Current biennial active renewal fees: LPN $165; RN $191, including a $26 Maryland Health Care Commission assessment.
Biennial Active Licensed Practical Nurse renewal | $165.00
Biennial Active Registered Nurse renewal Includes $26 MHCC fee | $191.00
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Agency guidanceThe Board's RN/LPN examination or reexamination fee is $187; endorsement is $230.
The Board's RN/LPN examination or reexamination fee is $187; endorsement is $230.
Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) exam and re-exam
$187.00
RN and LPN Endorsement
$230.00
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Agency guidanceApplicants who do not meet the active-renewal competency alternatives must complete a Board-approved refresher or preceptorship program before renewal.
Applicants who do not meet the active-renewal competency alternatives must complete a Board-approved refresher or preceptorship program before renewal.
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.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Agency guidanceRN examination applicants must complete a criminal-history record check before submitting the application.
RN examination applicants must complete a criminal-history record check before submitting the application.
Criminal History Record Check prior to submitting your application.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
License term in yearsThe Board must renew licenses biennially according to the following schedule:
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The Board shall renew licenses biennially according to the following schedule:
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
RenewalRenew by the 28th of your birth month in years matching your birth year’s odd or even pattern.
A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse with an odd-numbered birth year shall always renew in an odd-numbered year not later than the 28th day of the licensee’s birth month; and
A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse with an even-numbered birth year shall always renew in an even-numbered year not later than the 28th day of the licensee’s birth month. Applies to: Maryland RN and LPN licenses.
A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse with an odd-numbered birth year shall always renew in an odd-numbered year not later than the 28th day of the licensee’s birth month; and
A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse with an even-numbered birth year shall always renew in an even-numbered year not later than the 28th day of the licensee’s birth month.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Continuing education topicsActive renewal may be supported by 1,000 hours of active nursing practice in the preceding five years, completion of a Board-approved nursing diploma/degree in the preceding five years, or 30 continuing education units (CEUs) in the preceding two years. The regulation uses CEUs; no conversion to contact hours is stated here.
Active renewal may be supported by 1,000 hours of active nursing practice in the preceding five years, completion of a Board-approved nursing diploma/degree in the preceding five years, or 30 continuing education units (CEUs) in the preceding two years. The regulation uses CEUs; no conversion to contact hours is stated here.
An individual applying for active licensure renewal shall show evidence of:
1,000 hours of active nursing practice within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the renewal application;
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
Completion of 30 continuing education units (CEUs) within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of the renewal application.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Qualifications / EducationRN examination applicants need a degree or diploma from a registered-nursing education program approved in their state, or an out-of-state program the Maryland Board finds substantially equivalent.
RN examination applicants need a degree or diploma from a registered-nursing education program approved in their state, or an out-of-state program the Maryland Board finds substantially equivalent.
A degree or diploma from a registered nursing education program by the state board in which you reside
A degree or diploma from a registered nursing education program in any other state that the Board finds substantially equivalent to the programs in this State of Maryland
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026