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2005 News and Alerts

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JANUARY 20, 2005

Maryland Board of Nursing has new requirements

Effective immediately, the Maryland Board of Nursing will now require the CES Full Education Course-by-Course Report for internationally educated nurses applying for initial RN licensure.

For endorsement licensure, the requirements are as follows:

1. If the applicant has already passed NCLEX^® in another jurisdiction, the Board will accept the Certification Program, the CES Healthcare Profession & Science Course-by-Course Report, or the CES Full Education Course-by-Course Report
2. If the applicant has NEVER passed NCLEX^®, he or she MUST complete the CES Full Education Course-by-Course Report

The Maryland Board has already begun advising their applicants of this new requirement as of late December. Because of this, CGFNS will be handling applications as follows:

1. Applications received ON OR AFTER Monday, January 3, 2005, and have listed a CES Healthcare Profession & Science Course-by-Course Report for the Maryland Board of Nursing will be informed of the CES Full Education Report requirement, and will be made INCOMPLETE until the applicant pays the $40 balance to upgrade their order.
2. Applicants who have applied BEFORE Monday, January 3, 2005, and have requested a CES Healthcare Profession & Science Course-by-Course Report for the Maryland Board of Nursing will continue to have their application processed as such, and a CES Healthcare Profession & Science Course-by-Course will be prepared and sent to the Board.

CGFNS is an immigration-neutral, nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and is an internationally recognized authority on the education, registration and licensure of nurses worldwide. CGFNS’s mission is to provide responsible leadership in the delivery of relevant services to the global nursing and health care community. The organization was founded in 1977 through a collaborative effort by representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor; Department of Health, Education and Welfare (now the Department of Health and Human Services); the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and representatives from nursing organizations, including the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing.

For additional information about CGFNS and its services, contact: CGFNS International, 3600 Market Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2651 USA; telephone: +1 (215) 222 8454.