North Dakota Nurse Aide Registry
North Dakota Nurse Aide Registry
North Dakota Department of Health Division of Health Facilities
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 301, Bismarck, ND 58505
Phone: (701) 328-2353
Fax: (701) 328-1890
An individual looking for employment as a nurse aide in a North Dakota nursing facility must be certified as a nurse aide. To obtain certification you need to complete an approved nurse aide training program of at least seventy-five hours as well as pass the state competency evaluation specifically designed for nurse aides. A nurse aide who is employed by or who secures an offer of employment from a skilled nursing facility, nursing home, or long-term care facility, is not required to pay for the cost of the nurse aide course or for any associated fees and study materials. Certification renewal for a nurse aide in North Dakota takes place every two years. The main requirement for renewal of a nursing assistant license is proof of payed work for a minimum of eight hours in nursing related services. The required eight hours of work do not need to be consecutive hours. As long as your total hours worked add up to at least eight hours during the last twenty four months, you will be able to renew your certificate. No charge is currently required for renewing your CNA certificate and listing on the North Dakota CNA Registry.
CNA Registries in the United States
Select an area from the map below to find addresses and phone numbers for Nurse Aide Registries in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia as well as links to online nursing assistant registries if available.
Should you know about your state's nursing assistant registry? Absolutely. A state's nurse aide registry serves important functions for any certified nursing assistant as well as for those looking to become certified. An individual who has finished a nursing assistant training program and has passed the state competency exam becomes listed on the CNA registry. Employers check the registry listings to confirm that a potential employee satisfies the training and testing requirements to obtain a nursing assistant job. To work as a certified nursing assistant, your status on the CNA registry must be active, without any charges of resident abuse, neglect, or misappropriation. It is important to update your name and address on the registry. By doing so, your information is current and you are able to receive important documents sent by the registry.
For example, renewal forms are mailed to the address you have provided to the registry. You will not receive the certification renewal forms unless your address on the registry is accurate. One of the most frequent questions we get is how to get a copy of a CNA certificate. The nurse aide registry is in charge of issuing a duplicate of your nurse aide certificate and to obtain a copy you need to contact them. A nursing assistant certificate is typically reprinted when the original has been lost, accidentally destroyed, stolen, or when the individual has changed their name. The nurse aide registry is also the entity in charge of revoking a nursing assistant's certification in cases of neglect, abuse, or misappropriation of a client's property. In such cases, an individual's name is permanently listed on the registry along with the specific findings.
Questions, Comments, Suggestions
When asking a question, please provide as much relevant information as possible (for example include the state in which you are certified when asking about how to verify your license or about CNA classes in your area).