Your FNU clinicals in Maryland
Maryland is open to every FNU clinical track, implemented the Nurse Licensure Compact on January 19, 2018, and gives nurse practitioners full practice after an 18-month mentorship. No Maryland Board of Nursing step for out-of-state programs placing clinical students is on record, and the state's NP preceptor tax credit has conditions worth reading closely.
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Maryland in one read
The Maryland Board of Nursing (MBON) regulates nursing here, and Maryland hasn't enacted the APRN Compact. FNU's State License Requirements page lists Maryland among the states where its MSN and PGC programs meet educational requirements for licensure.
MBON adds its own check: it approves every NP program before certifying graduates as advanced practice nurses, and for an unlisted program the school submits a Program Approval Form. If you plan to practice in Maryland, look for FNU on MBON's list or ask FNU before graduation.
Full practice, with a mentorship up front
Maryland NPs have full practice with one condition: they must declare 18 months in a mentorship with a certified NP or a physician. That's the NP's own obligation, not a limit on who precepts you.
FNU's floor still applies: a valid, unencumbered US license, a master's or higher in a nursing-related field, and one year of relevant experience in the advanced practice role. A newly certified NP won't meet that yet; one past a year of practice may, mentorship or not. See the preceptor requirements page.
The Nurse Practice Act exempts from licensure a student in a graduate-level accredited APRN program while practicing advanced practice nursing in that program (Health Occ. §8-301(d)(2)). That covers the advanced practice side only; FNU still requires an RN license valid where you train.
No MBON sign-off found for out-of-state clinicals
No MBON requirement on record makes out-of-state programs get approval before placing students in Maryland clinicals. MBON's nursing-education-programs page treats out-of-state programs as a licensure question, with a substantial-equivalency tool and lists of approved and non-approved out-of-state prelicensure programs. (mbon.maryland.gov was geo-blocked during research, so the check used health.maryland.gov/mbon.)
The Maryland Higher Education Commission's registration rule for out-of-state online programs doesn't apply to institutions approved to participate in SARA (COMAR 13B.05.01.02), which FNU is. FNU's catalog still warns that some states need advance notice before clinicals, so confirm with your Clinical Advisor that nothing extra applies to your site.
The NP Preceptorship Tax Credit, condition by condition
Maryland's Nurse Practitioner Preceptorship Tax Credit (Tax-General §10-739) is an income tax credit for NPs and licensed physicians who precept NP students. The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) issues it per rotation, with yearly caps per preceptor and statewide, and the statute runs until June 30, 2030 (Chapter 416 of 2025).
| Condition | What it says | For an FNU student |
|---|---|---|
| Rotations | At least three rotations of 90 or more hours of community-based clinical training | Your rotation would be one of the three or more they need |
| Location | An area MDH identifies as having a health care workforce shortage | MDH's list decides, not the preceptor |
| Students | NP students in a nursing program recognized by the State Board of Nursing | The research doesn't say whether FNU counts |
| Pay | Precepting without pay, in a Board of Nursing-approved preceptorship | FNU offers an honorarium, so ask MDH how that interacts |
Written for NP students, the credit doesn't describe nurse-midwifery rotations. If a preceptor asks, point them to MDH.
Baltimore, the Washington suburbs and smaller metros
The 2025 Census estimates put about 2.86 million people in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro and 2.52 million Marylanders in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro. Lexington Park (about 211,200) and the Maryland side of Hagerstown-Martinsburg (about 157,700) are far smaller.
Johns Hopkins Medicine, the University of Maryland Medical System, MedStar Health, LifeBridge Health and Luminis Health are names to search, not sites committed to FNU students. Any site goes through your CSAF, the RCF and Clinical Credentialing.
The Hagerstown metro crosses into West Virginia and the Washington metro into Virginia, DC and West Virginia, so a nearby site may fall under another jurisdiction's license rules. A small-town practice in an MDH-listed shortage area fits both FNU's rural focus and the credit's location condition.
License and telehealth in Maryland
Under COMAR 10.27.01.03(B), an RN with a multistate compact privilege may practice in Maryland in accordance with Maryland law, so a multistate license from another compact state covers you. Otherwise you need a Maryland license, verified through Nursys Quick Confirm before Clinical Bound.
Telehealth follows the patient, and a practice near the District line may see patients from several jurisdictions. See our RN license page and telehealth hours page.
Nurse-midwifery students, and why Maryland students choose us
For Maryland's own midwifery practice rules, ask your Clinical Advisor. FNU's requirements don't change: 40 births with at least 8 in a hospital, ideally a CNM or CM as primary preceptor, and a CABC-accredited birth center if you use one.
A placement advisor looks for a Maryland preceptor and site that fit your track, and gets the CSAF and credentialing paperwork ready alongside you. FNU decides on every site, from a complete file. Contact us or use the form below.
Questions FNU students ask
Can FNU students do clinicals at Johns Hopkins or other large Maryland systems?
FNU doesn't publish a list of Maryland systems that take its students. Any site needs a committed preceptor, an accepted CSAF and an affiliation agreement through Clinical Credentialing, which can take several months. Sites may add their own onboarding requirements, completed at your own expense.
Does FNU have to register in Maryland before I start clinicals?
No MBON approval step for out-of-state programs' clinical placements is on record, and the Higher Education Commission's registration rule for online programs doesn't apply to SARA-approved institutions like FNU. Because FNU notes that some states require advance notice, confirm with your Clinical Advisor.
Will my Maryland preceptor qualify for the NP preceptor tax credit?
Possibly, but nothing on record settles it. The credit needs at least three unpaid rotations of 90 or more hours in an MDH-identified shortage area, for NP students in a program the State Board of Nursing recognizes. Since FNU pays an honorarium, the preceptor should check with MDH first.
Can I live in Delaware or Virginia and do FNU clinicals in Maryland?
Yes. Outside New York, FNU has no home-state rule. You'd need an RN license valid in Maryland, which a multistate compact license provides, and your RCF reviews the site like any other. Our Delaware page helps if you're weighing sites on both sides of the line.
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Last checked 2026-09-23
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