Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) · rules checked October 22, 2026
You must have performed at least 8 hours of paid nursing or nursing-related services under RN or LPN supervision during the 24-month certification period to renew.
If you have never worked for pay since certifying, use your certification date.
| Credential | Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) |
|---|---|
| Registry | North Dakota Nurse Aide Registry · 701-328-2353 |
| Training required | 75 hours |
| Exam | Headmaster — Not published — confirm with the registry |
| 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 | You must have performed at least 8 hours of paid nursing or nursing-related services under RN or LPN supervision during the 24-month certification period to renew. |
| Continuing education | No state continuing-education requirement for registry renewal; employers must provide federally required in-service training. |
| Who reports your work | You or your employer |
If you cannot document the 8 hours of paid work, apply for Reactivation by Examination through the TMU portal and retake both the knowledge and skills exams. No retraining step is stated on the sources seen.
Same reactivation-by-examination route on the sources seen; North Dakota does not publish a separate longer-lapse retraining tier in the material reviewed.
Do not work as a CNA until your name again appears as active on the registry. Three failed attempts at either exam component within the eligibility window require a new training program before retesting. Exam fees are not published by the Board or the vendor (they run through TMU/training programs), so no exam total is printed for North Dakota. The operative rule chapter is NDAC 33-43-01; older guides citing 33-07-06 are superseded.
North Dakota has a published process to petition for removal of a single, neglect-only registry finding after at least 1 year. Abuse and misappropriation findings cannot be removed. Details — free, and with no strings — on the registry findings page.
Application fee: $0. Must be currently listed on another state's registry in good standing with no adverse findings; NDHHS verifies certification with each state where you hold or have held certification. Work-history requirement: Active out-of-state certification required; no separate North Dakota work-hours threshold was confirmed on a primary page.. Apply through the ND HHS CNA endorsement process (applications are online only). No fee may be charged for initial registry status or renewal under NDAC 33-43-01-11(1)(f) — endorsement is free by rule.
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 North Dakota | Fee | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Alaska | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Arizona | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Arkansas | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| California | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Colorado | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Connecticut | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Delaware | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| District of Columbia | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Florida | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Georgia | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Hawaii | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Idaho | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Illinois | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Indiana | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Iowa | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Kansas | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Kentucky | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Louisiana | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Maine | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Maryland | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Massachusetts | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Michigan | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Minnesota | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Mississippi | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Missouri | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Montana | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Nebraska | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Nevada | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| New Hampshire | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| New Jersey | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| New Mexico | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| New York | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| North Carolina | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| North Dakota | Same state — no transfer needed | ||
| Ohio | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Oklahoma | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Oregon | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Pennsylvania | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Rhode Island | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| South Carolina | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| South Dakota | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Tennessee | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Texas | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Utah | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Vermont | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Virginia | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Washington | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| West Virginia | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Wisconsin | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Wyoming | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | North Dakota accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
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