Change of Address or Name

Maryland - National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP)

The Maryland Geriatric Nursing Assistant Registry must be kept informed of your correct address in writing. To receive your notification of continued enrollment on the Registry, you MUST inform the Registry about any changes in your name or address. To change your name or address, use the Change of Address or Name Form in the back of this handbook, or send a letter to the Maryland Board of Nursing, Nursing Assistant Program informing them of the change. Failure to inform the Registry of an address change may jeopardize your registration status. Be sure to list both the old information and the updated information, including your name, address, Social Security number, and telephone number. If you change your name, you must provide notarized documentation of that change. A notarized copy of a marriage certificate or divorce decree or another official document is required.

Registration Process

If you successfully complete both the Written (or Oral) Examination and the Skills Evaluation, you will receive a notice of passing from Credentia. Credentia will forward your name to the Maryland Board of Nursing for placement on the Maryland Geriatric Nursing Assistant Registry. If you have already been certified as a nursing assistant (CNA) in Maryland, your geriatric nursing assistant (GNA) registration will be entered on the Registry. The Board of Nursing will not send a new Certificate. The registration may be verified on-line at www.mbon.org. If you are not certified by the Maryland Board of Nursing as a nursing assistant, you may not work, and you must contact the Board of Nursing immediately at (410) 585-2044.

NOTE: There is no charge for the additional registration of GNA.

Re-Registration

GNA registration expires at the same time as your Maryland CNA certification. There is one fee for CNA renewal. This fee includes the GNA re-registration fee.

Endorsement (Reciprocity)

If you wish to transfer your GNA registration, please contact the Maryland Board of Nursing, Nursing Assistant Program at (410) 585-2044.