Call for information on your state nurse aide class and test requirements. Any questions you have about how to become a nurse aide or whether you qualify to take the state test call the number of your state agency below. Or go to https://www.ncsbn.org/08_NA_Registry.pdf and find your state and call them.
Alabama
Alabama Department of public health
Division of licensure or and certification
201 Monroe St
Montgomery, AL 36130-1701
331-206-5169
fax: 334-206-5219
Alaska
Alaska Department of commerce and economy
Division of occupational licensing
Nurse aide registry
3601 C. Street Suite 722
Anchorage, Alaska 99503-5986
907-269-8169
Arizona
Arizona Board of nursing
Nurse aide registration program
1651 East Morton Avenue Suite 210
Phoenix, AZ 85020
602-331-8111 extension 126
fax:602-906-9365
Arkansas
Arkansas Department of human services
Nurse aide registry
Office of long-term care
P.O. Box 8059 slot 405
Little Rock Arkansas 72203-8059
501-682-8484
fax 501-682-8551
California
California nurse aide registry
Public address secured
916-327-2445
Colorado
Colorado board of nursing
Nurse aide registry
1560 Broadway Suite 880
Denver, CO 80202
303-894-2430
fax 303-894-2821
Connecticut
Connecticut Department of public health
Division of health systems registry
410 Capitol Ave MS# 121NV
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
860-509-7596
fax 860-509-7607
Delaware
Delaware social and health services
Division of long term care resident protection
3 Mill Rd Suite 308
Wilmington, DE 19806
3302-577-6661
District of Columbia
DC nurse aide registry
P.O. Box 13785
Philadelphia, PA 19101
800-566-8668
Florida
Florida Department of Health
MQA/C.N.A. program
4052 Bald Cypress Way BIN #C13
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3263
850-245-4294
fax 850-488-4281
Georgia
Georgia health partnership
GMCF
1455 Lincoln Parkway East Suite 750
Atlanta, GA 30346-2200
878-527-3010
Hawaii
Department of consumer affairs
Professional and vocational licensing branch
Nurse aide program
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96816
808-739-8122
fax 808-734-8318
Idaho
Idaho board of nursing
P.O. Box 8372
Boise, ID 83720-5864
208-334-3110 extension 21
Fax 208-334-3262
Illinois
Illinois Department of public health
Education and training section
525 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62761
217-785-5133
fax 317-233-7750
Indiana
Indiana State Department of Health
Division of long-term care
2 N. Meridian St section 4B
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
317-233-7479
317-233-7612
fax 317-233-7750
Iowa
Department of inspections and appeals
Health facilities division
Nurse aide registry
Lucas state office building
Des Moines, IA. 50319-0083
515-281-4963
fax 515-242-5022
Kansas
Kansas Department of health and environment
Landon state office building Suite 1051-S
900 SW Jackson St
Topeka, KS 66612-1290
785-296-1240
785-296-6877
fax 785-296-3075
Kentucky
Kentucky nurse aide registry
312 Whittington Pkwy. Suite 300A
Louisville, KY 40222-5172
502-329-7047
fax 502-696-3955
Louisiana
Louisiana nurse aide registry
5615 Corporate Blvd. Suite 8-D
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
225-925-4132
fax 225-342-5292
Maine
Maine Department of human services
C.N.A. registry
Statehouse Station 11
25 Anthony Ave.
Augusta, Main 04333
207-624-5205
fax 207-624-5237
Maryland
Maryland Board of nursing
4140 Patterson Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215-2254
410-585-1900
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of public health
Nurse aide registry
10 West St
Boston, MA 02111
617-753-8000
fax 617-753-8096
Michigan
Michigan nurse aide registry
The Chauncey group international
664 Rosedale Rd
Princeton, NJ 08540
517-241-2881
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Health
Nursing a registry
85 East 7th Place Suite 300
P.O. Box 64501
St. Paul, MN 55164-0501
651-215-8705
in-state only 800-397-6124
fax 651-215-8709
Mississippi
Mississippi nurse aide registry
PO box 13785
Philadelphia, PA 19101
800-204-6215
Missouri
Missouri Department of social services
Division of aging
Health education unit
P.O. Box 1337
Jefferson City MO 65102
573-751-3082
fax 573-526-7656
Montana
Montana Department of public health and human services
certification bureau
Nurse aide registry
2401 Colonial Drive
Helena, MT 59620-2953
406-444-4980
fax 402-471-3456
Nebraska
Nebraska health and human services
Department of registration and licensure
P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
402-471-0537
fax 402-471-3577
Nevada
Nevada State Board of nursing
4330 South Valley View Suite 106
Las Vegas, NV 89103
702-486-5800
888-590-6726
fax 702-486-5803
New Hampshire
New Hampshire board of nursing
21 S. Fruit St.
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-6282-
fax 603-271-6605
New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior services
P.O. Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625
800-274-8970
New Mexico
New Mexico nurse aide registry
1421 Luisa St. Suite R.
Santa Fe NM 87505
505-827-1414
505-476-9039
fax 505-827-1419
New York
New York nurse aide registry
P.O. Box 13785
Philadelphia, PA 19101
800-274-7181
North Carolina
North Carolina division of health and human resources
Nurse aide registry
2709 Mail service center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2709
919-855-3969
North Dakota
North Dakota board of nursing
Nursing assistant registry
919 South 7th St. Suite 501
Bismarck, ND 58504-5881
701-328-9784
fax 701—328-9785
Ohio
Nurse aide registry
P.O. Box 118
Columbus, OH 43266-0118
614-752-9500
Ohio residents only 800-592-5908
Fax 614-955-5085
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Health
Nurse aide registry
1000 North East 10th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
800-695-2157
405-271-4085
fax 405-271-1130
Oregon
Oregon Board of nursing
800 NE Oregon St. Suite 465
Portland, Oregon 97232
503-731-3459
fax 503-731-4755
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania nurse aide registry
P.O. Box 13785
Philadelphia, PA 19101
800-852-0518
fax –610-617-9398
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of health professionals
3 Capitol Hill room 105
Providence, RI 02908-5097
401-222-5888
Fax 401-222-3352
South Carolina
South Carolina nurse aide registry
P.O. Box 13785
Philadelphia, PA 19101
800-475-8290
South Dakota
South Dakota board of nursing
4300 S. Louise Ave suite C-1
Sioux Falls South Dakota 57106
605-362-2760
fax 605-362-2768
Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Health
Division of health care facilities
Cordell Hull Building, 1st Floor
425 5th Ave. North
Nashville, TN 37247-0560
888-310-4650
fax 615-248-3601
Texas
Texas Department of human services
Nurse aide registry
P.O. Box 149030, MC Y-977
Austin, TX 78714-9030
512-231-5829
800-452-3934
fax 512-834-6764
Utah
Utah health technology
Certification center
550 East 300 South
Kaysville, UT 84037
801-547-9947
fax 801-593-2400
Vermont
Vermont board of nursing
109 State St.
Montpelier, VT. 05609-1106
802-828-2819
fax 802-828-2484
Virginia
Virginia Board of nursing
Nurse aide registry
6606 W. Broad St. 4th floor
Richmond, VA 23230-1717
804-662-7310
fax 804-662-9512
Washington
OBRA-nurse aide registry
P.O. Box 45600
Olympia Washington 98504-5600
360-725-2596
fax 360-493-2581
West Virginia
West Virginia division of health
Office of health facilities licensure
350 Capitol St room 206
Charleston, WV 25305
304-558-0688
fax 304-558-1442
Wisconsin
Wisconsin nurse aide registry
P.O. Box 13785
Philadelphia, PA 19101
877-329-8760
Wyoming
Wyoming board of nursing
2020 Carey Ave. Suite 110
Cheyenne, WY 82002
307-777-7601
fax 307-777-3519
