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CNA Resources
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Home Health Aide
The Nurse Aide Registry
District of Columbia
CAT* Nurse Aide Registry
3 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Philadelphia, PA 19101
PH: (800) 274-3444
Florida
CNA
4052 Bald Cypress Wy Bin C-13
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3263
PH: (850) 245-4567
FAX: (850) 488-4281
Georgia state registry
Georgia Health Partnership
Nurse Aide Registry
P.O. Box 7000
McRae, GA 31055-7000
PH: (800) 414-4358
FAX: (404) 657-5731
Hawaii
Dept of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Professional & Vocational Licensing
Honolulu, HI 96801
PH: (808) 739-8122
FAX: (808) 734-8318
Idaho
Nurse Aide Registry
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: (800)748-2480
Fax: (208) 334-6629
Illinois CNA registry
PH/E&T Section
525 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62761
Phone: (217) 785-5133
License Verification: (217) 782-3070
Fax: (217) 524-0137
Indiana
Indiana State Department of Health
Division of Long Term Care
Two North Meridian Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 233-7351
License Verification: (317) 233-7612
Fax: (317) 233-7750
Iowa
Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry
Iowa Department of Inspections
and Appeals Health Facilities Division
Lucas State Office Building,
321 East 12th Street,
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 281-4077
Fax: (515) 242-5022
License Verification: (866) 876-1997
Kansas nurse aide registry
Kansas Department of Health
and Environment - Health
Occupations Credentialing
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 200,
Topeka, KS 66612
License Verification: (785) 296-6877
Nurse Aide Registry: (785) 296-0059
Fax: (785) 296-3075
Kentucky
NAR Lic. & Reg.
312 Whittington Pkwy #300-A
Louisville, KY 40222
PH: (502) 429-3347
FAX: (502) 696-3957
Louisiana
CNA Registry
5647 Superior Dr
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
PH: (225) 295-8575
FAX: (225) 295-8578
Maine
Maine Registry of
Certified Nursing Assistants
State House Station #11
41 Anthony Avenue
Augusta Maine 04333
Telephone: 1-800-791-4080
(207)624-7300
FAX: 207-287-9325
TDD Number: 1-800-606-0215
Maryland
Maryland Board of Nursing
4140 Patterson Avenue,
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: (410) 585-1900
Fax: (410) 585-8042
Massachusetts
PH/NAR
99 Chauncy Street, 2nd Fl.
Boston, MA 0211
PH:(617-753-8144)
Verification: 617-753-8192
Michigan
Michigan Department of Community
Health Bureau of Health Professions
Capitol View Building, 201
Townsend Street,
Lansing, MI 48913
Phone: (517) 241-0554
License Verification: (800) 748-0252
Minnesota
MDH/F&P Comp. Div., NAR
P.O. Box 64501
St. Paul, MN 55164-64501
PH: (651) 215-8705 Press 9
800) 397-6124 (in state only)
Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Health Facilities
Licensure & Certification
570 East Woodrow Wilson
Osborne Building, Suite 200,
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: (601) 576-7300
The Online Certified Nurse Aide Registry
is managed by Promissor.
Phone: (888) 204-6213
Missouri
Div. Of Health & Senior Services
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-526-5686
FAX: (573) 5267656
Auto: (573) 526-5686
Montana
Montana Department of Public
Health & Human Services
Certification Bureau
2401 Colonial Drive,
Helena, MT 59620
Phone: (406) 444-4980
Fax: (406) 444-3456
Nebraska
NE Department of Health
& Human Services -
Regulation and Licensure
Credentialing Division
301 Centennial Mall South,
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
Phone: (402) 471-0537
License Verification: (402) 471-0537
Fax: (402) 471-1066
Nevada
Nevada State Board of Nursing
5011 Meadow Mall Way, #201,
Reno, NV 89502
Phone: (775) 688-2620
or (800) 746-3980
License Verification: (888) 590-6726
Fax: (775) 688-2628
New Mexico
DOH/DHI/Health Facility
Licensing & Certification Bureau
2040 S. Pacheco Street
2nd Floor, Room 413
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
Telephone: 505 476-9040
Fax: 505 476-9026
Voice Response System 505 827-1453
New Hampshire
Nurse Aide Registry
21 S. Fruit St., Ste 16
Concord, NH 03301-2431
PH: (603) 271-6282
FAX: (603) 271-6605
New Jersey
NJ Department of Health & Senior Services
Division of Long Term Care Systems
140 Front Street, Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 633-9171
Fax: (609) 341-3552
The Online Nurse Aide Registry is managed by Promissor.
Phone: (800) 274-8970
New York
NY State Department of Health
- Bureau of Professional Credentialing
161 Delaware Ave.,
Delmar, NY 12054-1393
Phone: (518) 408-1297
The online Nurse Aide Registry is managed by Prometric.
License Verification: (800) 918-8818
North Carolina CNA registry
NC Department of Health & Human Services
- Division of Health Service Regulation
2709 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC 27699
Phone: (919) 855-3969
License Verification: (919) 715-0562
Fax: (919) 733-9764
North Dakota
Nurse Aide Registry
600 E. Blvd., Ave., Dept 301
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
Phone: (701) 328-2353
Fax: (701) 328-1890
Ohio
Nurse Aide Registry
P.O. Box 118
Columbus, OH 43266-0118
PH: (614) 752-9500
FAX: (614) 995-5085
Oklahoma nurse aide registry
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 NE 10th Street,
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Phone: (800) 695-2157
or (405) 271-4085
Fax: (405) 271-1130
Oregon
Oregon State Board of Nursing
800 NE Oregon Street,
Suite 465, Portland, OR 97232
Phone: (503) 731-3459
License Verification: (503) 731-3459
Fax: (503) 731-4755
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Health
- Division of Nursing Care Facilities
Room 526, Health & Welfare Building,
7th and Forster Street,
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (800) 852-0518
or (717) 787-1816
The online Nurse Aide Registry is managed by Pearson VUE.
Phone: (800) 852-0518
Fax: (610) 617-9398
Rhode Island
Nurse Aide Registry
3 Capitol Hill, Room 105
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401) 222-5888
Fax: (401) 222-3352
South Carolina
The South Carolina Nurse Aide Registry is managed by Pearson Vue.
PO Box 13785,
Philadelphia PA 19101-3785
Phone: (800) 475-8290 for general questions and license renewal.
South Carolina Nurse Aide Abuse Registry
South Carolina Department of Health and Environment Control
2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 545-4205 for license suspension or revocation questions.
South Dakota
Board of Nursing
4305 S. Louise Ave., Ste. 201
Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3124
PH: (605) 362-2760
FAX: (605) 362-2768
Tennessee
Nurse Aide Registry
Cordell Hull Bldg., 1st Floor
425 5th Ave. North
Nashville, TN 37247-1010
PH: (615) 532-3202 or (800) 778-4505
Texas cna registry
Nurse Aide Registry
Texas Dept. of Aging & Disability Services - Licensing & Credentialing Regulatory Services
701 W. 51st St., Austin, Texas 78751
Phone: (512) 438-2050
Fax: (512) 438-2052
License Verification: (800) 452-3934
Utah State Registry
Nurse Aide Registry
550 East 300 South
Kaysville, UT 74037
PH: (801) 547-9947
FAX: (801) 593-2400
Vermont
Vermont State Board of Nursing
Heritage Building, 81 River Street,
Montpelier, VT 05609
Phone: (802) 828-2819, (802) 828-2453, or (802) 828-2396
Fax: (802) 828-2484
Virginia
Virginia Department of Health Professions
Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, Virginia 23233
Phone: (804) 367-4515
Fax: (804) 527-4455
License Verification: (804) 270-6836
Complaints: (800) 533-1560
Washington
Washington Aging & Adult Services Administration - Residential Care Services Division
640 Woodland Square Loop SE, Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: (360) 725-2570
Fax: (360) 493-2581
West Virginia
West Virginia Division of Health - Office of Health Facilities Licensure & Certification
1 Davis Square, Suite 101,
Charleston, WV 25301-1799
Phone: (304) 558-0688
Fax: (304) 558-1442
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Division of Quality Assurance
Office of Caregiver Quality
P.O. Box 2969, Madison, WI 53701
Phone: (608) 261-8319
Fax: (608) 264-6340
Email: DHSCaregiverIntake[at]wisconsin.gov
The online Nurse Aide Registry is managed by Pearson Vue.
Phone: (877) 329-8760
Wyoming
Nurse Aide Registry
Attn: Leslie Levengood
2020 Carey Ave., Ste. 110
Cheyanne, WY 82002
Phone (307) 777-7601
License Verification: (877) 626-2681
FAX: (307) 777-3519
In 1987, the ferderal goverment passed a law entitled The Omnibus Reconcillation Act. This law mandated that a Registry be kept on nursing assistants in each state.
This registry includes:
- Full Name
- Address
- SSN
- Any findings of abuse/neglect
You need to contact the nurse aide registry when you need to:
- Verify Your CNA Certification
- CNA Certification Renewal
- Transferring Your CNA Certification to another state
Contact information for the Nurse Aide Registry
