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Contact Information for Other States
| State | Meets State Educational Requirements/Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements for Licensure or Certification |
Agency Information | Notes |
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Alabama |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Alabama Certified Nurse Aide Registry Alabama Department of Public Health Division of Health Care Facilities The RSA Tower, Suite 700 201 Monroe Street Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: 334-206-5169 Fax: 334-206-0361 Website: https://dph1.adph.state.al.us/NurseAideRegistry/(S(5w1yp0kc4nvar0m5e52yqzrp))/FAQ#anchor10 |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/alabama-nursing-assistant/ |
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Alaska |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Divisions of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing Nurse Aide Registry David Worrell, Licensing Examiner 550 W. 7th Avenue., Suite 1500 Anchorage, AK 99501-3567 Phone:(907) 269-8169 Alaska Board of Nursing 550 West 7th Ave. STE 1500 Anchorage, AK 99501-3567 Phone: (907) 465-2550 Website: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/professionallicensing/nurseaide... |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/alaska-nursing-assistant/ |
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American Samoa |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
American Samoa Health Services Regulatory Board Phone: 684.633.1222 Fax: 684.633.1869 Website: https://www.americansamoa.gov/ |
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Arizona |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Arizona State Board of Nursing 1740 W Adams Street, Suite 2000 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: (602) 771-7800 Website: https://www.azbn.gov/licenses-and-certifications/apply-for-a-license |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/arizona-nursing-assistant/ |
|
Arkansas |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Arkansas Department of Human Services P.O. Box 8059, Slot S409 Little Rock, AR 72203-1437 Phone: (501) 682-1001 Website: https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/ |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/arkansas-nursing-assistant/ |
|
California |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
California Department of Public Health PO Box 997377, MS 0500 Sacramento, CA 95899-7377 Phone: (916) 558-1784 Website: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/ |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/california-nursing-assistant/ |
|
Colorado |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Division of Professions and Occupations 1560 Broadway, Suite 1350 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: (303) 894-7800 Fax: (303) 894-7693 Email: dora_dpo_licensing@state.co.us Website: https://dpo.colorado.gov/ |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/colorado-nursing-assistant/ |
|
Connecticut |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Connecticut State Department of Public Health 410 Capitol Avenue, MS#12APP Hartford, CT 06134 Phone: (860) 509-7603 Email: dph.nurseaide@ct.gov Website: https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing--Investigations/Nurseai... |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/connecticut-nursing-assistant/ |
|
Delaware |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Division of Healthcare Quality 24 NW Front Street Suite 100 Milford, DE 19963 Phone: (302) 421-7403 |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/delaware-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
District of Columbia |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
DC Health 899 North Capitol Street, NE Washington DC 20002 Website: https://dchealth.dc.gov/service/certified-nurse-aides-licensing |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/district-of-columbia-nursing-assist... |
|
Florida |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Department of Health, Board of Nursing 4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin C-02 Tallahassee, FL 32399-3252 Phone: 850-245-4125 Fax: 850-617-6460 Website: https://floridasnursing.gov/ |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/florida-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
Georgia |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Georgia Nurse Aide Registry PO Box 105753 Atlanta, GA 30348 1800-414-4358 Website: https://www.mmis.georgia.gov/portal/ResourceProxy.aspx?iCProxyTo=MS1OQVR... |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/georgia-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
Guam |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Guam Board of Nurse Examiners 194 Hernan Cortez Ave, Ste 213, Hagatna, GU 96910-5052 Email: publichealth@dphss.guam.gov Phone: (671) 735-7409 Rosemary D. Carman – Rosemary.Carman@dphss.guam.gov Website: https://dphss.guam.gov/guam-board-of-nurse-examiners-2/ |
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Hawaii |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional & Vocational Licensing PO Box 3469 Honolulu, HI 96801 Phone: (808) 586-2695 Email: nursing@dcca.hawaii.gov |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/hawaii-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
Idaho |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare 3232 W. Elder St Boise, ID 83705 Website: https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/providers/certified-nurse-assistant/a... |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/idaho-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
Illinois |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Illinois Department of Public Health IDPH Springfield Headquarters Office 525-535 West Jefferson Street Springfield, IL 62761 Phone: (217) 782-4977 IDPH Chicago Headquarters Offices 122 S. Michigan Avenue, 7th and 20th Floors Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: (312) 814-2793 Website: http://dph.illinois.gov/ |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/illinois-nursing-assistant/#out |
|
Indiana |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Indiana State Department of Health Nurse Aide Registry 2 North Meridian Street, 4B Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: 317-233-7442, Option 1 Fax: 317-233-7750 Email: aides@isdh.in.gov Website: https://www.in.gov/health/ |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/indiana-nursing-assistant/#out |
|
Iowa |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals Lucas State Office Building, Third Floor 321 East 12th Street Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0083 Phone: (515) 281-7102 Website: https://www.iowa.gov/ |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/iowa-nursing-assistant/#out |
|
Kansas |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Health Occupations Credentialing 503 S Kansas Ave. Topeka, KS 66603-3404 Phone: (785) 296-4986 Website: https://www.kdads.ks.gov/commissions/survey-certification-and-credential... |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/kansas-nursing-assistant/#out |
|
Kentucky |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Kentucky Board of Nursing 312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300-A Louisville, KY 40621 Phone: 888.530.1919 Fax: 502-564-9523 Website: http://www.kbn.ky.gov/ |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/kentucky-nursing-assistant/#out |
|
Louisiana |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
LA Nurse Aide Registry Mailing: PO Box 3767, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0629 Physical: 628 N. 4th Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Phone: (225) 342-9500 Fax: (225) 342-5568 |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/louisiana-nursing-assistant/#out |
|
Maine |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Department of Health and Human Services 109 Capitol Street 11 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333 Phone: (207) 287-3707 Fax: (207) 287-3005 |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/maine-nursing-assistant/#out |
|
Maryland |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Maryland Board of Nursing
4140 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore Maryland 21215-2254
877-847-0626 or 888-202-9861
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Massachusetts |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
The Massachusetts Nurse Aide Registry 67 Forest St. Marlborough, MA 01752 Phone: (617) 753-8144 Email: nars@mass.gov |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/massachusetts-nursing-assistant/#tr... |
|
Michigan |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Bureau of Community and Health Systems PO Box 30664 Lansing MI 48909 Phone: 800.752.4724 Email: BCHS-CNA-Registry@michigan.gov Website: www.michigan.gov/bchs |
To become a CNA, new candidates must first complete a Michigan approved training course.
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/michigan-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
Minnesota |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Nursing Assistant Registry PO Box 64975 St Paul MN 55164-0975 Phone: 651-201-5000 or 888-345-0823 Email: Bonnie.Wendt@state.mn.us Website: https://www.health.state.mn.us/facilities/providers/nursingassistant/ind... |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/minnesota-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
Mississippi |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Mississippi State Department of Health PO Box 1700 Jackson MS 39216 Website: www.msdh.state.ms.us |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/mississippi-nursing-assistant/#trai... |
|
Missouri |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Health Education Unit PO Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: 573.526.5686 |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/missouri-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
Montana |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Montana Government PO Box 202953 Helena MT 59620-2953 Phone: (406) 444-2099 Fax: (406)444-3456 Website: https://dphhs.mt.gov/qad/certification/cna
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https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/montana-nursing-assistant/ |
|
Nebraska |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
DHHS Office of Nursing Support PO Box 94986 Lincoln NE 68509 Phone: (402)471-4322 Fax: (402)742-1151 Website: https://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Nurse-Aide.aspx |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/nebraska-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
Nevada |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services 727 Fairview Dr., Ste E Carson City, NV 89701 Phone: 775.684.1055 Website: https://dhhs.nv.gov/ |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/nevada-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
New Hampshire |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
New Hampshire Board of Nursing 121 South Fruit Street, Suite 102 Concord, NH 03301-2412 Phone: 603.271.8282 or 603.271.6604 Website and online verification: https://www.oplc.nh.gov/new-hampshire-board-nursing |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/new-hampshire-nursing-assistant/#tr... |
|
New Jersey |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
New Jersey Department of Health Division of Certificate of Need and Licensing PO Box 358 Trenton, NJ 08625-0358 Phone: 1-866-561-5914 Main Website: https://candidate.psiexams.com/index.jsp |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/new-jersey-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
New Mexico |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
New Mexico Nurse Aide Training & Registry New Mexico Department of Health 2040 S. Pacheco Street, Suite 237 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 Phone: 505.476.9040 |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/new-mexico-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
New York |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Bureau of Quality Assurance New York State Department of Health 875 Central Avenue Albany, NY 12206 Phone: 877.877.1827 Website: www.prometric.com/nurseaide/ny |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/new-york-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
North Carolina |
Meets Requirements |
Health Care Personnel Education and Credentialing Section (HCPEC) 2709 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-2709 Phone: 919-855-3969 Fax: 919-733-9764 |
North Carolina does not accept reciprocity from other states for Nurse Aide I or Medication Aide Registry listing, therefore, individuals certified in another state, who are listed in good standing on that state's registry, may not "transfer" their license to North Carolina. https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/north-carolina-nursing-assistant/#t... |
|
North Dakota |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
OBRA Mandated Registry: North Dakota Department of Health Division of Health Facilities 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 301 Bismarck, ND 58505-0200 Phone: 701.328.2353 Website: https://www.health.nd.gov/ |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/north-dakota-nursing-assistant/#tra... |
|
Northern Mariana Islands |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Northern Mariana Islands Board of Nursing P.O. Box 501458 Saipan, MP 96950 USA Email: contact@nmibon.info Phone: (670) 233-2263 Fax: (670) 664-4813 Website: https://nmibon.info/ |
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Ohio |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Ohio Department of Health Bureau of Regulatory Operations, Nurse Aide Registry 246 N. High Street Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: 800-582-5908 (in-state) 614-752-9500 (out-of-state) Fax: 614-564-2461 Email: NAR@odh.ohio.gov Website: https://odh.ohio.gov/know-our-programs/nurse-aide-registry/resources/nur...
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https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/ohio-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
Oklahoma |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Oklahoma State Department of Health Nurse Aide Registry 1000 N.E. 10th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299 Phone: 405.271.4085 Website: http://nar.health.ok.gov |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/oklahoma-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
Oregon |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Oregon State Board of Nursing 17938 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd. Portland, OR 97224 Phone: 971.673.0685 Website: www.oregon.gov/OSBN |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/oregon-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
Pennsylvania |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Pennsylvania Department of Health Division of Nursing Care Facilities Room 526, Health & Welfare Building 625 Forster Street Harrisburg, PA 17120-0701 Phone: 1-800-852-0815 Email: c-ncomplai@state.pa.us Website: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/facilities/Nurse%20Aide/Pages/Nurse%20A... |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/pennsylvania-nursing-assistant/#tra... |
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Puerto Rico |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Puerto Rico Board of Nurse Examiners Building GM Group 3rd. – Urb. Caribe floor 1590 Ponce de Leon Street Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 00926 Phone: 787.765.2929 Email: contactus@salud.pr.gov Website: https://www.salud.gov.pr/CMS/42 |
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Rhode Island |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Linda Esposito Public Health Promotion Specialist Rhode Island Department of Health 3 Capitol Hill, Room 205 Providence, RI 02908-5097 Website: www.health.ri.gov |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/rhode-island-nursing-assistant/#tra... |
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South Carolina |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
South Carolina Bureau of Long Term Care and Behavioral Health Services PO Box 8206 Columbia, SC 29202-8206 Phone: 888-549-0820 Email: info@scdhhs.gov Website: https://www.scdhhs.gov/historic/insideDHHS/Bureaus/BureauofLongTermCareS... |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/south-carolina-nursing-assistant/#t... |
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South Dakota |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Ashley Vis South Dakota Board of Nursing 4305 S Louise Ave, Suite 201 Sioux Falls, SD 57106 Phone: 605.362.3525 Website: https://doh.sd.gov/boards/nursing/ |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/south-dakota-nursing-assistant/#tra... |
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Tennessee |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Department of Health 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 Email: tn.health@tn.gov Website: https://www.tn.gov/health/health-professionals/hcf-main/nai.html |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/tennessee-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
Texas |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Anne Trejo, Manager, NFA Licensing Health and Human Services Commission PO Box 149030, MC: E-414 Austin, TX 78714-9030 Phone: 512.438.2050 Website: https://www.hhs.texas.gov/business/licensing-credentialing-regulation/lo... |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/texas-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
Utah |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Utah Nursing Assistant Registry 550 East 300 South Room 2036 Kaysville, UT 84037 Phone: 801.547.9947 Website: www.utahcna.com |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/utah-nursing-assistant/#training |
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Vermont |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Vermont State Board of Nursing 89 Main Street 3rd floor Montpelier, VT 05620 Phone: 802.828.1503 Website: https://sos.vermont.gov/nursing/ |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/vermont-nursing-assistant/#training |
|
Virgin Islands |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure PO Box 304247 Veterans Drive Station St. Thomas, VI 00803 Phone: 340.776.7397 Website: https://doh.vi.gov/ |
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Virginia |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Department of Health Professions Perimeter Center 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300 Henrico, VA 23233-1463 https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Nursing/ApplicantResources/ApplyforL... |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/virginia-nursing-assistant/#training |
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Washington |
Does Not Meet State Educational Requirements |
OBRA Nurse Aide Registry PO Box 45600 Olympia, WA 98504 Phone: 360.725.2597 Website: https://www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa/residential-care-services/nurse-aide-registry |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/washington-nursing-assistant/#out |
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West Virginia |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Nurse Aide/AMAP Programs Office of Health Facility Licensure & Certification 408 Leon Sullivan Way Charleston, WV 25301 Phone: 304-558-0050 Fax: 304-558-1442 Email: DHHR.OHFLAC.NAP@wv.gov |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/west-virginia-nursing-assistant/#tr... |
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Wisconsin |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Wisconsin Department of Health Services 1 West Wilson Street Madison, WI 53703 Phone: 608-266-1865 |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/wisconsin-nursing-assistant/#training |
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Wyoming |
Meets State Educational Requirements |
Laura Hudspeth, MSc, RD, LD State Survey Agency Director 6101 Yellowstone Rd, Suite 186C Cheyenne, WY 82002 Aging Division, Healthcare Licensing & Surveys 2300 Capitol Avenue, Suite 510 Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307) 777-7123 Fax: (307) 777-7127 Website: https://health.wyo.gov/aging/hls/ |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/wyoming-nursing-assistant/#training |
