Advanced Practice Registered Nursing: Clinical Nurse Specialists

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Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Certification Application All 3 pages must be completed and submitted.

Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Graduate Supervision Agreement Only applicants scheduled to take their National Board exam are eligible for Graduate Status.

COMAR 10.27.27 – Practice of the Clinical Nurse Specialist

These regulations and all other COMAR regulations can be found at the Division of State Documents - www.dsd.state.md.us

Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) wishing to renew their certification for CNS are required to send a copy of their current national certification along with a $10.00 check for the two year renewal, to the Maryland Board of Nursing, attention to Monica Mentzer. Until the Maryland Board of Nursing is able to fund fully online applications, CNS renewal applications must be submitted as a hard copy. We encourage you to continue to use the on-line renewal application feature for your RN. We apologize for any inconvenience.

E-Mail The Board With Questions about Advanced Practice Applications,

Certification, and Renewal

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