Maryland and Post University's NP program: the PMHNP is now on the list
Post University's current NP disclosure answers Yes for Maryland in all three tracks, the PMHNP included. That is a change: the 2023 version of Post's table named only the FNP and AGPCNP for Maryland, and Post's mental health NP partner sheet, marked current as of January 2024, still left Maryland out.
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Maryland in Post's current disclosure
Maryland's row gives the credential as Nurse Practitioner, answers Yes for the NP license and Yes for prescriptive authority, and names the Maryland Board of Nursing.
| Post specialization | Post's answer for Maryland |
|---|---|
| MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) | Yes |
| MSN, Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP (AGPCNP) | Yes |
| MSN, Psychiatric Mental Health NP (PMHNP) | Yes (added since the 2023 version) |
| License title | Nurse Practitioner |
| Other requirements Post lists | Maryland or multistate RN license, active and unencumbered; national NP certification; a collaborative agreement with a physician or NP; for prescribing, an optional DEA number |
A Yes means Post's finished coursework meets Maryland's education requirements. Your RN license aside, the rest of the row, from the collaborative agreement to the DEA registration, is arranged after graduation.
Three Post documents, two answers for the PMHNP
The Maryland story runs through three Post files. The 2023 disclosure listed the AGPCNP or FNP for Maryland and nothing else. The PMHNP partner sheet, dated current as of January 2024, excluded Maryland from the psychiatric track, together with Utah and California. The current disclosure lists all three specializations for Maryland, and Utah changed the same way; California's row still omits the PMHNP.
Post gives no reason for the change, and the current table carries no date, so treat it as Post's latest word; an old download or that 2024 sheet describes the earlier position. Ask admissions to confirm Maryland for the PMHNP in writing before you enroll, then read the PMHNP program guide for the 630 hours ahead; the disclosure guide covers the other changes.
Maryland's practice rules and preceptor tax credit
AANP rates Maryland full practice, with one early obligation: a mentor, either a physician or a certified NP, declared for the first 18 months. Post's row calls it a collaborative agreement with a physician or NP.
Maryland's Tax-General Article, at § 10-739, gives NPs and physicians an income tax credit for unpaid NP-student preceptorships the board approves. The threshold is three or more rotations of community-based training, 90 hours apiece at minimum, in parts of the state the Department of Health has flagged for workforce shortages. Credits are capped each year, and the law runs to June 30, 2030. Whether a Post rotation counts is the call of the Department of Health, which issues the credit.
Board approval, SARA and your future license
As far as research shows, Maryland asks nothing of Post before clinicals begin: the board's pages deal with schools from other states only when their graduates seek a license. Health Occupations § 8-301(d)(2) spares students of accredited graduate APRN programs from needing an APRN license for the advanced practice their program requires, and the Higher Education Commission's sign-up rule for distance programs from other states exempts SARA institutions such as Post.
One rule matters at graduation: Maryland's board certifies advanced practice nurses only from NP programs it has reviewed and approved, and a school missing from its list files a Program Approval Form itself. Post's public pages do not say where it stands, so ask Post's credentialing specialist, reached through admissions or advising, well before you apply.
Baltimore, the Washington suburbs, the D.C. line and your license
Two metros hold most Marylanders: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, about 2.86 million people, and the Maryland suburbs counted in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro, roughly 2.5 million. Systems range from MedStar Health and Johns Hopkins Medicine to the University of Maryland Medical System, with LifeBridge Health and Luminis Health also on the list; they mark where NP care happens, not sites that take Post students.
The District of Columbia is the trap. Post's table marks it No for the NP license and prescriptive authority, so a practice just across the District line is not an approved clinical location, however close to home. Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia answer Yes for all three tracks and can host hours with Post's prior specialization approval.
For RN licensing, Maryland has issued multistate licenses since January 2018, COMAR 10.27.01.03(B) recognizes the multistate privilege with Maryland law governing the practice, and Post's row accepts either license type. Maryland is not an APRN Compact state. The RN license guide explains Post's approved-state rule.
Why Maryland Post students choose us
Maryland PMHNP students are the newest group Post's table admits, and theirs is Post's longest clinical sequence: five psychiatric preceptorships, including one on adolescent substance misuse. We map all five at the start, search psychiatric settings near you in the Baltimore area or the Washington suburbs while staying on Maryland soil, and verify each preceptor's Maryland license and certification. FNP and AGPCNP students get the same care for primary care sites. Each preceptor agreement letter comes back signed, and the affiliation agreement request goes to Post early for your Week 1 packet. Start here.
Questions Post students ask
Can I enroll in Post's PMHNP if I live in Maryland?
Post's current NP disclosure says Yes: Maryland is listed for the PMHNP as well as the FNP and AGPCNP. Older Post documents, the 2023 disclosure and the January 2024 PMHNP partner sheet, left Maryland out of the psychiatric track. The current table is undated, so have admissions confirm it before you enroll.
Can I do clinical hours in Washington, D.C.?
Not under Post's current rules. Post's table marks the District of Columbia No for the NP license and prescriptive authority, and Post limits clinicals to approved states where you hold an active license. Maryland students near the District should look on the Maryland side, or in Virginia with Post's prior specialization approval.
Will my preceptor get Maryland's preceptorship tax credit?
That is not settled. The credit is written for preceptors of NP students in programs Maryland's board recognizes, and it takes a minimum of three community rotations in designated shortage areas. An interested preceptor should put the question to the Maryland Department of Health, which administers the credit, before counting on it.
Are the FNP and AGPCNP open to Maryland residents too?
Yes. Both appeared for Maryland in the 2023 table and still do. Each requires 540 precepted hours, every one of them in primary care: the FNP spans all ages and includes the maternal and child course, N 589, while the AGPCNP runs from adolescents to older adults and adds N 585 on aging.
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Last checked 2026-09-27
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Tell us your Post track, your city and your next preceptorship course. We line up preceptors who fit the course, collect the license report, certification and CV the Clinical Coordinator reviews, and start the affiliation agreement early so your Week 1 packet is complete before the term opens.
- Preceptors matched to the course: primary care for FNP and AGPCNP, mental and behavioral health for PMHNP, doctoral nurse leaders for DNP hours
- Preceptor agreement letter, license report, certification and CV ready for Post's approval
- Every preceptorship planned together, close to home in a state where you hold your license and Post's disclosure says yes
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