CNA Reciprocity Resources

CNA Reciprocity Sites & Resources

Certified Nursing Assistant Certifications Reciprocity Sites

Fees for CNA Certs

Application Fees range from $10.00 – $330.00
Fingerprint Fees vary per state

State Weblinks Below

Alabama

Reciprocity, facility gets you on the registry.

Alaska

Can work 120 days, but must have app in process

Arizona

$50.00 Fee

Arkansas

Must have AR Address

California

Fingerprint Fees Vary + Must go to CA to do Livescan

Colorado

$50.00 Fee (increase 2021)

Certified Nurse Aide – Verification of Nurse Aide Certification

Connecticut

$55.00 Fee

Delaware

$30.00 Fee Mail Only

District of Columbia

 $15.00 Fee

Florida

Fingerprint Fees Varies

Georgia

Mail Only

Hawaii

$25.00 Fee (Mail Only) Select Route 2

Indiana

$65.00 Fee (Mail Only)

Iowa

Direct Care Worker Registry & CNAs

Kansas

$20.00 Fee (Mail Only)

Kentucky

(Mail/Fax)

Louisiana

$35.00 Fee (Mail Only) Select Route 8 (Must live within 50 miles of state line)

Maine

Mail Only (Can work 4 Mos not on registry)

Maryland

$20.00 + Fingerprint Fees

Massachusetts

(Mail Only)

Michigan

$20.00 Fee (If on MI Stated-Approved List) List on their website

$20.00 (Michigan-Approved States)

Minnesota

(Mail Only)

Mississippi

$26.00 Fee Mail Only

Missouri

(Exam Fees Vary)

Montana

(Free + Can work temp for 30 days)

Nebraska

Abuse Class Link

$20.00 Fee Abuse Class Online

Nevada

$50 App Fee + $51.25 Fingerprinting

Nevada Forms

New Hampshire

$82.00 Fee Mail Only

New Jersey

$30.00 (Call 1-877-774-4243 to apply)

New Mexico

(Email, Mail or Fax)

New York

$50.00 Fee Mail Only

North Carolina

(Website Application) 

North Dakota

(Email, Fax or Mail)

Ohio

(Free)

Oklahoma

(Mail Only)

Oregon

All licensing activity occurs here: https://www.oregon.gov/osbn/Pages/index.aspx and each individual applicant must navigate to the ‘online licensing’ section to access any application.

Pennsylvania

(Free)

Rhode Island

$35.00 Fee Mail Only

South Carolina

(Free)

South Dakota

(Can work 60 days while app in process)

Tennessee

$20.00 Fee (Mail Only)

Texas

Email or mail forms to nurseaideregistry@hhsc.state.tx.us

To complete a transfer to Texas for CNA you must have an active certification from another state. You will need to complete the form 5505-NAR and form 5506-NAR and then submit that with a copy of a current photo id and criminal history check done through the Texas Department of Public Safety crime records division. The instructions will have a link for you to complete your criminal history from the TX Dept. of public safety. There is no fee to transfer your license.

Form 5505-NAR and Form 5506-NAR can be found:

https://hhs.texas.gov/doing-business-hhs/licensing-credentialing-regulation/nurse-aide-registry/nar-forms

States List to send 5505-NAR:

https://hhs.texas.gov/sites/default/files//documents/doing-business-with-hhs/licensing-credentialing-regulation/nurse-aide/nar-state-registry.pdf

Utah

$50.00 Fee by Mail, Fax or Email

Vermont

$20.00 Fee

Virginia

(Free)

Washington

$32.00 App Fee + $32.00 Fingerprints

West Virginia

(Free)

Wisconsin

(Mail Only)

Wyoming

 $120.00 Fee