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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch.8

SUBTITLE 3. LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION.
7-301. LICENSE REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS.

(A)  REGISTERED NURSING.

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS TITLE, AN
INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE LICENSED BY THE BOARD BEFORE THE
INDIVIDUAL MAY PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING IN THIS STATE.

(B)  LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING.

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS TITLE, AN
INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE LICENSED BY THE BOARD BEFORE THE
INDIVIDUAL MAY PRACTICE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING IN THIS
STATE.

(C)  EXCEPTIONS.

THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO:

(1)  AN INDIVIDUAL WHILE PRACTICING REGISTERED
NURSING OR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING IN AN EMERGENCY;

(2)  A STUDENT ENROLLED IN AN APPROVED EDUCATION
PROGRAM WHILE PRACTICING REGISTERED NURSING OR LICENSED
PRACTICAL NURSING IN THAT PROGRAM;

(3)  AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING OR LICENSED
PRACTICAL NURSING WHILE PRACTICING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THAT
EMPLOYMENT, IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS AUTHORIZED BY ANY STATE TO
PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSING OR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING;
AND

(4)  AN INDIVIDUAL PERMITTED TO PRACTICE
REGISTERED NURSING OR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING UNDER RULES
AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD, IF THE INDIVIDUAL:

(I)  OTHERWISE HAS QUALIFIED TO PRACTICE
REGISTERED NURSING OR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING IN ANY
OTHER STATE OR COUNTRY AND IS IN THIS STATE TEMPORARILY; OR

(II)  HAS AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE
PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD:

1.  BUT HAS NOT TAKEN THE EXAMINATION
REQUIRED UNDER THIS TITLE; OR

2.  HAS TAKEN AN EXAMINATION UNDER
THIS TITLE, BUT THE RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION ARE NOT YET
KNOWN.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the first
sentence of Art. 43, § 290 and from Art. 43, §§
294(a)(ll) and 300(a), (b), and (c).