Certified Nurse Assistants across the country must be registered within their respective state’s CNA Registry. Whether the CNA is new coming off passing their exam, or is a CNA with year of experience, their status with a registry must be kept current. This requirement is in place due to the 1987 law “The Omnibus Reconciliation Act”. As a part of this sweeping law, there were stipulations in enacted for Nursing Homes to be regulated by the federal government as well as requirements for nurse aide training.
Nurse Aide Registries are maintained on state by state basis, most can help you find your CNA license number if you are currently a CNA and you’ve managed to misplace it. CNAs must be listed in these registries to be eligible for employment in a nursing home or long term care facility within the state they are listed in. Each file includes:
The Nurse Aide’s full name
Home address
A previous record of any cases of abuse or neglect
Social security number
CNAs are responsible for keeping the listing within the registry for their personal information up to date. This includes any changes to their name in the case of a marriage, or if their home address changes. If a CNA moves states, that employer can look up the Nurse Aide in the previous state’s registry to validate their listing while they go through the process of taking a their CNA exam in that state or following the proper protocols to be certified.
State by State Nurse Aide Registry Guide
Alaska Nurse Aide Registry
Arizona Nurse Aide Registry
Arkansas Nurse Aide Registry
California Nurse Aide Registry
Colorado Nurse Aide Registry
Connecticut Nurse Aide Registry
Delaware State Nurse Aide Registry
Georgia Nurse Aide Registry
Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry
Maine Registry of Certified Nursing Assistants & Direct Care Workers
Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry
Mississippi Department of Health Facilities
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Health Education Unit
Montana Nurse Assistant Registry
Nebraska Nurse Aide Registry
Nevada CNA Registry
New Hampshire Nursing Assistants Registry
New Jersey Nurse Aide Registry
New Mexico Nurse Aide Registry
New York Nursing Home Nurse Aide Registry
North Carolina Nurse Aide Registry
North Dakota Nurse Aide Registry
Oklahoma Nurse Aide and Nontechnical Services Worker Registry
Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry
Rhode Island Nursing Assistant Registry
South Carolina Nurse Aide Registry
South Dakota Nurse Aide Registry
Utah Nursing Assistant Registry
Vermont Nursing Assistant Registry
Virginia Nurse Aide Registry
Washington State OBRA Nursing Assistant Registry
Washington DC Nurse Aide Registry
West Virginia Division of Health Office of Health Facilities Licensure & Certification
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