Verification of Certification

The PNCB provides official primary source Verification of Current Certification Status to employers and state boards of nursing*. Verification of current certification status will reflect the expiration date of the most recent certification renewal.

Please note: Upon your initial certification and each time you recertify, the PNCB provides a free verification to the state board of nursing* you provide to us as part of your application/enrollment process.

NEW! You may now order verification of your certification using our new online ordering system.

Employers or agencies: Please order verifications online here.

Certified nurses can print and complete the Verification of Certification Form, sign then fax (301-330-1504) or mail to:

The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
800 South Frederick Avenue, Suite 204
Gaithersburg, MD 20877

Payment:

• $30 per agency (per person) for a single Verification request.
• $40 for an Emergency Verification request.
• Faxed requests and online orders must be paid by credit card.
• Mailed requests can be paid by check. Please make checks payable to the PNCB.

Processing Requests Online: Online ordering expedites your requests. Exam eligibility ("eligibility to sit") verification requests cannot be ordered online; please use our paper form for this type of verification.

• Emergency verification ($40 per name requested) will provide verification via both email and mail to the agency/person you name in your order. The emailed documentation is valid for 20 days, and mailed verification will be sent from our office within 5 business days of your order.
• Standard verification ($30 per name requested) will be mailed from our office within 10 business days of your order. No fax or email service is available with standard verifications.

Processing Paper Requests: After the request form and appropriate fees are received, we review of the nurse's record then mail an official verification of certification to the agency or institution indicated. Please do not send any additional paperwork with your request, such as releases or state board of nursing forms. All employers and state boards accept our primary source verification of certification documentation without this additional paperwork.

Exam eligibility ("eligibility to sit") verification requests cannot be ordered online; please use our paper process for this service.

• Most requests are filled within 3 weeks, although requests peak from November through January of the next year when processing of verifications may be approximately 8 weeks.
• We do not fax standard Verification requests.
• Emergency Verification requests are processed within 2 business days after receipt of signed permission and payment.
• Emergency Verifications are both mailed and faxed.

For CPNPs® - A letter affixed with the official PNCB seal will include the nurse's current certification status, the original date certification was earned, and the nurse's status in the PNCB's mandatory Recertification Program.

*For verification after each time you recertify, Colorado, Michigan, New York, and Tennessee Boards of Nursing have asked to be excluded from this process. You may still request that verification be sent to these states by emailing verif@pncb.org.