What Nursys shows
Nursys QuickConfirm reports the license type (single-state or multistate), current status, and expiration for participating boards. It is the fastest way to confirm whether a license carries compact privilege.
Checking with the Maryland Board of Nursing
For anything Nursys does not show — or to confirm official requirements — go to the Maryland Board of Nursing. The board is the authority on Maryland licensure; we do not make licensure determinations.
Could a Maryland license be multistate?
Only if it was issued or upgraded on or after January 19, 2018 — the date the Maryland Board of Nursing began issuing multistate licenses to Maryland residents. A license issued before then was single-state when granted, so a nurse holding an older Maryland license who has never upgraded will still verify as single-state no matter how long they have been licensed here.
Beyond Nursys, Maryland publishes its own primary-source lookup: Maryland CHART license lookup. Where the two disagree, the issuing board controls.
What trips people up in Maryland: Maryland runs its own lookup through CHART, separate from Nursys, and it is primary-source verification updated daily — printable for the facility file. What makes Maryland unusual is that the board argues AGAINST paper: it warns that paper licenses are only accurate at the moment they are printed, are easy to forge, and are used for identity fraud, and it treats a paper verification form as the fallback for the rare employer who will not accept the online result. That is the opposite instruction to North Carolina, which asks you to print the confirmation because the printout IS your proof. Both are right about their own systems, which is precisely why “just get a copy of the verification” is not portable advice.
RN, LPN/LVN, and APRN
Verification works the same for RN and LPN/VN licenses. APRN authority is separate and verified per state — see APRN and the compact.