Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 27 - BOARD OF NURSING
Chapter 10.27.12 - Nurse Psychotherapists in Independent Practice - Clinical Nurse Specialists
Section 10.27.12.02 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.27.12.02
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. The following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Advanced practice registered nurse
(APRN)" means a registered nurse who is certified by the Board as:
(a) A certified nurse midwife
(CNM);
(b) A certified registered
nurse anesthetist (CRNA);
(c) A
certified nurse practitioner (CRNP); or
(d) A clinical nurse specialist
(CNS).
(2) "Board" means
the Maryland Board of Nursing.
(3)
"Certification" means the permission to practice as a PMH/APRN granted by the
Board to a registered nurse who has:
(a) Met
all the specified requirements of a national certifying body recognized by the
Board; and
(b) Complied with the
requirements of this chapter.
(4) "Mental health diagnosis" means the
identification of a potential or an actual alteration in an individual's mental
health status.
(5) "Multistate
licensure privilege" has the meaning set forth in COMAR
10.27.01.01B.
(6) "Nurse psychotherapist" means
a registered nurse, certified under this chapter, who utilizes psychotherapy in
a formally structured, contractual relationship between the nurse therapist and
a client.
(7) "Psychiatric mental
health/ advanced practice registered nurse (PMH/APRN)" means an advanced
practice registered nurse who:
(a) Is
certified by the Board as a clinical nurse specialist in the practice of
psychiatric mental health; and
(b)
Autonomously and independently engages in activities authorized by this
chapter.
(8)
"Psychobiological interventions" means interventions which integrate
physiological and psychological dimensions of care and include a range of
therapies from diet/nutrition regulation, hypnosis, and relaxation techniques
to the use of pharmacologic agents.
(9) "Registered nurse (RN)" means an
individual who:
(a) Is licensed by the Board
to practice registered nursing; or
(b) Has a multistate licensure privilege to
practice registered nursing.
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