What is PMHS? Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist

PMHS stands for Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist. It is a specialty certification issued by Pediatric Nursing Certification Board.

What it is: Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist (PMHS) is a specialty certification. pncb.org/certifications
Who issues it: Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. pncb.org/certifications
Who may hold it: Open to registered nurses. pncb.org/certifications
Current status: Currently offered by the issuer. pncb.org/certifications
Where it prints: Printed after your name, in position 5 of the standard display order. ANCC: how to display your credentials
How you get it: You need a current, unencumbered APRN license, current certification as a primary care PNP, FNP, PMHNP or child/adolescent psych CNS, and a matching graduate degree; you also need, within the past 5 years, either 2,000 hours of pediatric developmental/behavioral/mental health practice plus 30 hours of related CE (or a graduate course), or 1,000 such hours plus a faculty or approved specialty-program route, and then you pass the PMHS exam. You recertify every year (November 1 to January 31) with 15 contact hours of related CE, 30 pediatric psychopharmacology hours over each 7-year cycle, and by keeping your NP or CNS certification and license. Source: Pediatric Nursing Certification Board

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