• NEW! Change to Current 90-Day Letter Submission Process for Initial Nursing Assistant Applicants
•  Verify a Nursing Assistant's Certification - A nursing assistant can be verified using name, certification number or partial social security number (addresses, and social security numbers do not appear for security reasons). The information can be printed for facility files. The Board asks that the on-line verification be used as the primary source for verification of certification. The Board discontinued printing certification cards as of April 1, 2007.  Certification cards can be duplicated and there is a problem with imposters in the State. The on-line verification is secure and updated daily Monday through Saturday.
• Certified Nursing Assistant Online Certification Renewal - Certificate holders will be able to renew on-line 90 days before and 30 days after the expiration date of their certification (the 28th day of the certificate holder's birth month). Information about the web site is included in the renewal application that the CNA will receive. Instructions for using on-line renewal can be found here. The verification web site shows the updated information within 2-4 days after renewing on-line.

• General Information About Nursing Assistant Certification - Defines the various types of Nursing Assistant certification available.
• Facts About Nursing Assistant Certification - Who must be certified and the training requirements to obtain certification.
• Student Nurse working as a CNA - What are the training & certification requirements of a nurse working in this position?
• Certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant-Dialysis Technician

• Methods Of Obtaining Nursing Assistant Certification 
• Obtaining Initial GNA Certification
• Fact Sheet for Out of State (Endorsement) Applicants
• Checklist for Nursing Assistant Endorsement Applicants
• Request for a Nursing Assistant Application
• Scholarship Information
• Transferring a Maryland CNA Certification to Another State

• Training Programs
• Certified Nursing Assistant Training Programs & Approval Dates
• Maryland Nursing Course Equivalents to Requirements of Nursing Assistant Training
• Military Program Equivalents
•  Approved Out-of-State Schools of Nursing with Equivalent Courses for CNA status
• Contact Information Directory for Certified Nursing Assistant Training Programs [PDF]   
• Change in Testing Policy for GNA Candidates
• Course description for training in Medication Assistance - Cuing, Coaching & Monitoring
• How to Become an Approved CNA-DT Training Program
• Application for Initial Approval of a Nursing Assistant Training Program
• Renewal Application for an Approved Nursing Assistant Training Program
• Nursing Assistant Training Program Providers - Program Change: Faculty Data Form
• Nursing Assistant Training Providers - Program Change: Change in Clinical Site form
• Becoming an In-Facility Test Site or GNA Evaluator for the GNA Examination
• Fax-Back Scoring for the CNA/GNA Testing Program
• COMAR 10.27.02 - 120 Day Ruling For Geriatric Nursing Assistants In Long Term Care
• Maryland Regional Testing Sites - Locations & Dates

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    Information on Initial CNA or GNA Certification

    mdbon.inac@maryland.gov
    Information on CNA Renewal
    mbon.cna@maryland.gov
    Information on CNA Endorsement
    mdbon.cnaend@maryland.gov​
    Information on Initial Medication Technician Certification 
    mdbon.mti@maryland.gov 

    Information on Medication Technician Renewal
    mbon.cmt@maryland.gov
    Information on CNA-DT certification
    mbon.cna@maryland.gov
    Questions about Nursing Assistant training programs 
    mbon.cnatraining@maryland.gov