If the applicant’s nurse anesthetist program was completed after January 1, 2008, the applicant for certification as a CRNA shall also provide to the Board documentation that the applicant graduated from a graduate-level accredited nurse anesthetist program with a master’s degree or higher.” [COMAR 10.27.06.02]
Out-of-State Applicants: No explicit reference; the above provision, however, appears to implicitly apply to out-of-state applicants who meet the stated requirements.
A registered nurse who has completed a program for preparation of nurse anesthetists and who has applied to take a national certifying examination acceptable to the Board may practice as a nurse anesthetist graduate before certification in the State, on approval of the Board, if the nurse . . . [p]ractices under the supervision of an anesthesiologist or CRNA and the supervisor is on-site and immediately available to the nurse anesthetist graduate.”
“A nurse anesthetist graduate who fails the national certification examination shall immediately cease practice as a nurse anesthetist graduate. ” [Regulations Governing the Practice of the Nurse Anesthetist, 10.27.06 sec. .03]
New DEA MATE Act Requirements
Congress has passed the MATE Act requiring all CRNAs who need to renew or are applying for a DEA license to complete a one-time training (totaling 8 hours) on managing patients with substance use disorders. View our FAQs below to learn more about this requirement and for information about our new DEA Bundle to help you meet this requirement.
FAQs
CRNAs are a type of “advanced practice registered nurse.”
(2) “Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)” means a registered nurse who is certified by the Board as… A certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA)….” [Code of Maryland Regulations, sec. 10.27.06.01(2)(b)]