The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA) requires every state to maintain a Nurse Aide Registry of individuals eligible to work in approved healthcare facilities as Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs). Each registry records CNAs who have completed a state-approved training program and passed the competency evaluation. This directory provides official contact details and verification links for all state registries.
What Is a Nurse Aide Registry?
A Nurse Aide Registry, maintained by a state nursing board, health department, or approved testing vendor, is a database of CNAs who meet federal and state requirements to work in healthcare settings. It verifies certification status, tracks renewals, and records substantiated findings of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation. Each state defines its own standards for renewal, work hours, reciprocity, and reinstatement.
Roles and Functions
Key responsibilities of a Nurse Aide Registry include:
- Employment Eligibility – Identifies CNAs authorized to work in the state.
- Certification Records – Tracks certification status, renewals, and expiration dates.
- Disciplinary Actions – Records substantiated findings of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation.
- Verification Tools – Offers certification lookup for employers and the public.
- Reinstatement – Restores certification for qualified CNAs.
- Reciprocity Applications – Handles certification transfers from other states.
Nurse Aide Registry by State
Select your state below for registry contact details and verification links.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Alabama Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH)
- Phone: (334) 206-5169
- Email: nar@adph.state.al.us
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Alabama CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Alaska Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED)
- Phone: (907) 269-8161
- Email: BoardOfNursing@alaska.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Alaska CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Arizona Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Arizona State Board of Nursing (AZBN)
- Phone: (602) 771-7800
- Email: arizona@azbn.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Arizona CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Arkansas Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) / D&SDT-Headmaster
- Phone: (888) 401-0465
- Email: arkansas@hdmaster.com
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Arkansas CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
California Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) – Healthcare Workforce Branch (HWB)
- Phone: (916) 327-2445
- Email: cna@cdph.ca.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the California CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Colorado Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Colorado State Board of Nursing – Division of Professions and Occupations (DPO)
- Phone: (303) 894-2430
- Email: dora_nursingboard@state.co.us
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Colorado CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Connecticut Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) / Prometric
- Phone: (866) 499-7485
- Email: CTCNA@prometric.com
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Connecticut CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Delaware Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), Division of Health Care Quality (DHCQ) / Prometric
- Phone: (866) 664-9504
- Email: DECNA@prometric.com
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Delaware CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Florida Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Florida Department of Health (DOH) – Board of Nursing
- Phone: (850) 245-4125
- Email: MQA.CNA@flhealth.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Florida CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Georgia Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Georgia Department of Community Health / Alliant Health Solutions
- Phone: (800) 414-4358
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Georgia CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Hawaii Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) / Prometric
- Phone: (800) 967-1200
- Email: HICNA@prometric.com
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Hawaii CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Idaho Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) / Prometric
- Phone: (800) 748-2480
- Email: IDNAP@dhw.idaho.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Idaho CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Illinois Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) – Health Care Worker Registry
- Phone: (844) 789-3676
- Email: DPH.HCWR@illinois.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Illinois CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Indiana Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Indiana Department of Health (IDOH)
- Phone: (317) 233-7442
- Email: aides@health.in.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Indiana CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Iowa Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) – Direct Care Worker (DCW) Registry
- Phone: (515) 381-7835
- Email: DCW@dia.iowa.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Iowa CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Kansas Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) – Health Occupations Credentialing (HOC)
- Phone: (785) 296-6877
- Email: kdads.certification@ks.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Kansas CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Kentucky Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN)
- Phone: (502) 429-3300 | Toll-Free: (800) 305-2042
- Registry Search: Verify SRNA Status
See the Kentucky SRNA (CNA) License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Louisiana Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) – Health Standards Section
- Phone: (225) 342-0138
- Email: LA.CNA@la.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Louisiana CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Maine Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) – Division of Licensing and Certification (DLC)
- Phone: (207) 624-7300 | Toll-Free: (800) 791-4080
- Email: DLRS.CNARegistry@maine.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Maine CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Maryland Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Maryland Board of Nursing (MBON)
- Phone: (410) 585-1900
- Email: mbon.cna@maryland.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Maryland CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Massachusetts Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)
- Phone: (617) 753-8144
- Email: nars@mass.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Massachusetts CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Michigan Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) – Bureau of Community and Health Systems (BCHS)
- Phone: (517) 284-8961
- Email: BCHS-CNA-Registry@michigan.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Michigan CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Minnesota Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
- Phone: (651) 215-8705 | (800) 397-6124
- Email: health.fpc-nar@state.mn.us
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Minnesota CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Mississippi Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) / D&SDT-Headmaster
- Phone: (888) 401-0462
- Email: mississippi@hdmaster.com
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Mississippi CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Missouri Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) / D&SDT-Headmaster
- Phone: (573) 526-5686 | (888) 401-0465
- Email: cnaregistry@health.mo.gov | missouri@hdmaster.com
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Missouri CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Montana Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) – Certification Bureau
- Phone: (406) 444-4980
- Email: cna@mt.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Montana CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Nebraska Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) – Licensure Unit, Nursing Support
- Phone: (402) 471-4322
- Email: DHHS.NursingSupport@nebraska.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Nebraska CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Nevada Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Nevada State Board of Nursing (NSBN)
- Phone: (888) 590-6726
- Email: nursingboard@nsbn.state.nv.us
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Nevada CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
New Hampshire Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: New Hampshire Board of Nursing – Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC)
- Phone: (603) 271-2152
- Registry Search: Verify LNA Status
See the New Hampshire CNA (LNA) License Guide for state-specific registry details.
New Jersey Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) / PSI Services LLC
- Phone: (866) 561-5914 | (877) 774-4243
- Email: CNA@doh.nj.gov | njna@psionline.com
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the New Jersey CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
New Mexico Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: New Mexico Health Care Authority (NMHCA) / D&SDT-Headmaster
- Phone: (505) 861-9680 | (888) 401-0462
- Email: CNA.Registry@hca.nm.gov | newmexico@hdmaster.com
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the New Mexico CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
New York Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) / Prometric
- Phone: (877) 877-1827 | (800) 805-9128
- Email: profcred@health.ny.gov | NYCNA@prometric.com
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the New York CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry
- Agency: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) – Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR)
- Phone: (919) 855-3969
- Email: DHSR.Nurseaide@dhhs.nc.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the North Carolina CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
North Dakota Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS) – Health Facilities Unit
- Phone: (701) 328-2353
- Email: naregistry@nd.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the North Dakota CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Ohio Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Ohio Department of Health (ODH)
- Phone: (800) 582-5908 | (614) 752-9500
- Email: NAR@odh.ohio.gov
- Registry Search: Verify STNA Status
See the Ohio STNA (CNA) License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Oklahoma Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) – Nurse Aide Registry
- Phone: (405) 426-8150
- Email: nar@health.ok.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Oklahoma CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Oregon Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN)
- Phone: (971) 673-0685
- Email: Oregon.BN.Info@OSBN.Oregon.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Oregon CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) / Credentia
- Phone: (717) 787-1816 | (800) 254-5164 | (888) 204-6249
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Pennsylvania CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Rhode Island Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Rhode Island Department of Health – Center for Professional Licensing
- Phone: (401) 222-5888
- Email: doh.elicense@health.ri.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Rhode Island CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
South Carolina Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) / Credentia
- Phone: (803) 898-2500 | (888) 204-6249
- Email: scnar@scdhhs.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the South Carolina CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
South Dakota Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: South Dakota Board of Nursing (SDBON)
- Phone: (605) 362-2760
- Email: sduap@state.sd.us
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the South Dakota CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Tennessee Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Tennessee Health Facilities Commission (HFC) / D&SDT-Headmaster
- Phone: (615) 532-5171 | (877) 201-0758 | (888) 401-0465
- Email: nurseaid.health@tn.gov | tennessee@hdmaster.com
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Tennessee CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Texas Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
- Phone: (512) 438-2050
- Email: nurseaideregistry@hhsc.state.tx.us
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Texas CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Utah Nursing Assistant Registry (UNAR)
- Agency: Utah Nursing Assistant Registry (UNAR) / D&SDT-Headmaster
- Phone: (801) 547-9947 | (888) 401-0462
- Email: office@utahcnaregistry.com | utah@hdmaster.com
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Utah CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Vermont Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Vermont Office of Professional Regulation (OPR)
- Phone: (802) 828-1503
- Email: SOS.OPRLicensing1@vermont.gov
- Registry Search: Verify LNA Status
See the Vermont CNA (LNA) License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Virginia Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Virginia Board of Nursing (VBON)
- Phone: (804) 367-4515
- Email: nurseaide@dhp.virginia.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Virginia CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Washington Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)
- Phone: (360) 725-2597
- Email: obraregistry@dshs.wa.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Washington CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
West Virginia Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) – Office of Health Facility Licensure & Certification (OHFLAC)
- Phone: (304) 558-0050
- Email: DHHR.OHFLAC.NAP@wv.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the West Virginia CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) / D&SDT-Headmaster
- Phone: (888) 401-0465
- Email: wisconsin@hdmaster.com
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Wisconsin CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Wyoming Nurse Aide Registry
- Agency: Wyoming State Board of Nursing (WSBN)
- Phone: (307) 777-7601
- Email: wsbn.licensing@wyo.gov
- Registry Search: Verify CNA Status
See the Wyoming CNA License Guide for state-specific registry details.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get listed on my state’s registry?
Complete a state-approved Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP) and pass both the written (or oral) and skills examinations.
How do I verify my CNA certification?
Use your state’s online verification portal or contact the registry directly.
What happens if my certification expires?
Most states require at least 8 hours of paid CNA work within the past 24 months. If you do not meet this requirement, you may need to retest or retrain.
How can I transfer my CNA certification to another state?
Apply for reciprocity with the receiving state’s registry. You must hold an active certification and be in good standing.
What information is included in the registry?
Certification status, expiration date, original certification date, training verification, and disciplinary findings.
What types of CNA certification status are listed?
- Active – Certification is valid and eligible for work.
- Inactive/Expired – Certification has lapsed; not valid until reinstated.
- Suspended/Revoked – Certification removed due to disciplinary action.
- Pending – Application or reciprocity request under review.
Are employers required to verify CNA certification status?
Yes. Federal law requires employers to verify a CNA’s certification status in the Nurse Aide Registry before hire to confirm eligibility.
Conclusion
State nurse aide registries verify CNA eligibility, track renewals, and document disciplinary actions. Use this directory to find official registry contacts, confirm certification, and access guidance on renewal, reinstatement, and reciprocity.
