Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) · rules checked October 22, 2026
To renew, you must have worked at least one 8-hour shift of paid employment as a nurse aide, or in a position providing nursing-related / direct personal care services, before your certificate expires. Your EMPLOYER must complete and submit the Employment Verification Form to the registry (fax, email or mail) - you cannot self-report. There is no renewal fee. Renewals are effective 2 years from the last date of reported/verified employment (CT DPH).
If you have never worked for pay since certifying, use your certification date.
| Credential | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) |
|---|---|
| Registry | Connecticut Nurse Aide Registry (Connecticut Department of Public Health) · (860) 509-7603 |
| Training required | 100 hours |
| Exam | Prometric — $118 (written $45 · skills $73) |
| How renewal works | Stays active through paid work inside the window — no calendar expiry while you keep working. Renewal fee: $0. |
| Keep-active work rule | To renew, you must have worked at least one 8-hour shift of paid employment as a nurse aide, or in a position providing nursing-related / direct personal care services, before your certificate expires. Your EMPLOYER must complete and submit the Employment Verification Form to the registry (fax, email or mail) - you cannot self-report. There is no renewal fee. Renewals are effective 2 years from the last date of reported/verified employment (CT DPH). |
| Continuing education | No continuing education required for renewal. |
| Who reports your work | Your employer does — if they fail to, you can show as inactive while working |
Changing soon: Some 2026 fee tables list Connecticut Prometric at $125 effective August 1, 2026 - recheck the Prometric bulletin before publishing the $118 figure long-term.
Retest-only, no retraining required if prior training can be verified: apply to Prometric under Route 4 - Lapsed Nurse Aide and pass both the written and clinical skills exams again ($118 for skills + written, $128 for skills + oral). If prior training cannot be verified, complete a DPH-approved training program first.
If you expired but DID work qualifying hours before expiry and the form was simply never filed, you may still submit an Employment Verification Form for each 2-year cycle since expiration and renew free - no exam. If you have not worked in a period longer than 24 months, see the retest route below. Connecticut sets no separate short retest-only window - the retest route below is the standard comeback at any lapse length.
Employer-only reporting is the trap: a CNA who worked the hours but whose employer never filed the form looks lapsed. Fix that with back-cycle verification forms before paying for Route 4. Exam fee $118 is stated on CT DPH Route 1 page; the $45 written / $73 skills figures are the Prometric retake splits that sum to $118. Unlimited exam attempts within the 24 months after training for new candidates.
Application fee: $55. Route 7 - Reciprocity through Prometric: active CNA certification in good standing in another U.S. state or territory, no abuse/neglect/misappropriation findings. Fee $55. Route 3 is different: out-of-state TRAINING (at least 100 hours, within past 24 months) without certification - that route must still take the Connecticut exam.
The table below is computed for an active aide in good standing, trained to the origin state's standard hours. Your own hours or status can change your row — run the transfer checker with your real facts.
| Certified in | Verdict for Connecticut | Fee | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Alaska | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Arizona | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Arkansas | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| California | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Colorado | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Connecticut | Same state — no transfer needed | ||
| Delaware | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| District of Columbia | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Florida | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Georgia | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Hawaii | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Idaho | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Illinois | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Indiana | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Iowa | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Kansas | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Kentucky | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Louisiana | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Maine | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Maryland | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Massachusetts | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Michigan | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Minnesota | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Mississippi | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Missouri | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Montana | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Nebraska | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Nevada | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| New Hampshire | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| New Jersey | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| New Mexico | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| New York | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| North Carolina | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| North Dakota | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Ohio | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Oklahoma | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Oregon | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Pennsylvania | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Rhode Island | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| South Carolina | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| South Dakota | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Tennessee | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Texas | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Utah | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Vermont | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Virginia | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Washington | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| West Virginia | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Wisconsin | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
| Wyoming | Accepted — with conditions | $55 | Connecticut accepts active certifications with a $55 application fee. |
The kit carries Connecticut's full recovery path — the forms, the order to file them, the phone scripts — plus transfer checklists for every destination. See the kit →
