# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 39 — Board of Nursing — Certificate Holders

### Chapter 06 — Certified Dialysis Technicians

#### Regulation .07 Issuance of Certification.

*COMAR 10.39.06.07*

A. The Board may not issue a certificate to an applicant until the Board has:

  (1) Received and reviewed the criminal history record information of the applicant; and

  (2) Approved the application.

B. Unless an applicant is subject to discipline, the Board shall issue a dialysis technician certificate to each applicant who meets all the requirements of this chapter and Health Occupations Article, §§8-6A-05 and 8-6A-06, Annotated Code of Maryland.

C. CNA-DT Certificates.

  (1) On or after the effective date of this regulation, the Board shall issue an initial dialysis technician certificate to all individuals then-certified as a CNA-DT.

  (2) The status of an initial dialysis technician certificate issued pursuant to §C(1) of this regulation shall be the same as the status of the individual’s CNA-DT certificate.