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.
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