51 registries · rules checked October 22, 2026
How to stay active, what a lapse costs you, the cheapest way back, and what it takes to transfer in — one page per registry, each with the registry's own link and phone number.
| State | Credential | Training hours | Exam vendor | Exam fee | Transfer-in fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 75 | Credentia and Prometric (your training program chooses its test provider) | $135 | $0 |
| Alaska | Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) | 140 | Credentia | Not published — confirm with the registry | $275 |
| Arizona | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 120 | Headmaster | $130 | $50 |
| Arkansas | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 91 | Headmaster | $125 | $25 |
| California | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 160 | Headmaster | $140 | $0 |
| Colorado | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 75 | Credentia | Not published — confirm with the registry | $50 |
| Connecticut | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 100 | Prometric | $118 | $55 |
| Delaware | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 91 | Prometric | $115 | $30 |
| District of Columbia | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 125 | Credentia | Not published — confirm with the registry | Not published — confirm with the registry |
| Florida | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 120 | Prometric | $155 | $0 |
| Georgia | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 85 | Credentia | $130 | $0 |
| Hawaii | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 100 | Prometric | $216 | $27 |
| Idaho | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 120 | Prometric (written/oral knowledge test); manual skills test arranged through approved training/testing sites | Not published — confirm with the registry | $0 |
| Illinois | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 120 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) — Illinois Nurse Aide Testing | $85 | $25 |
| Indiana | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 75 | Ivy Tech Community College | Not published — confirm with the registry | Not published — confirm with the registry |
| Iowa | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) — listed on the Direct Care Worker Registry | 75 | Headmaster / TestMaster Universe (TMU) for registration and records; knowledge exam also available remotely via Credentia; skills exam through community colleges / approved private testers | $165 | $0 |
| Kansas | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 90 | Kansas state test (KDADS Health Occupations Credentialing — the department or its designated agent, K.A.R. 26-50-24) | Not published — confirm with the registry | Not published — confirm with the registry |
| Kentucky | State Registered Nurse Aide (SRNA) | 75 | Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), administered via Headmaster TestMaster Universe (TMU) | $115 | $0 |
| Louisiana | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 80 | Prometric and the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) | $125 | $35 |
| Maine | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 130 | — | Not published — confirm with the registry | $0 |
| Maryland | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 100 | Credentia (NNAAP) or D&SDT-Headmaster — MBON approved a second vendor in October 2024; your program assigns one | Not published — confirm with the registry | $20 |
| Massachusetts | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 75 | D&S Diversified Technologies / Headmaster (D&SDT-Headmaster) | $100 | $0 |
| Michigan | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 75 | Headmaster (D&S Diversified Technologies) via TestMaster Universe (TMU) | $175 | $40 |
| Minnesota | Nursing Assistant (Nursing Assistant Registry) | 75 | Headmaster (D&SDT-Headmaster) | $270 | $0 |
| Mississippi | Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) | 75 | Headmaster (D&SDT-Headmaster) | $135 | $25 |
| Missouri | Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) | 175 | Headmaster (D&SDT-Headmaster) | $135 | $0 |
| Montana | Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) | 75 | Headmaster (D&SDT-Headmaster) | $97 | $0 |
| Nebraska | Nurse Aide | 76 | State-approved testing providers (Nebraska Health Care Learning Center) | $100 | $0 |
| Nevada | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 75 | Headmaster (D&SDT-Headmaster) | $165 | $50 |
| New Hampshire | Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) | 100 | Excel Testing | $200 | $66 |
| New Jersey | Certified Nurse Aide | 90 | PSI (written/oral exam and registry) with D&SDT-Headmaster (skills evaluation, registered in TMU) | Not published — confirm with the registry | $36 |
| New Mexico | Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) | 75 | Headmaster (Headmaster LLP) | $140 | $0 |
| New York | Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) | 100 | Prometric | $115 | $50 |
| North Carolina | Nurse Aide I | 75 | Credentia | $140 | $0 |
| North Dakota | Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) | 75 | Headmaster | Not published — confirm with the registry | $0 |
| Ohio | State Tested Nurse Aide (STNA) | 75 | Headmaster | $104 | $0 |
| Oklahoma | Certified Nurse Aide (Long Term Care Aide) | 75 | Headmaster | Not published — confirm with the registry | $0 |
| Oregon | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 155 | Headmaster | Not published — confirm with the registry | Not published — confirm with the registry |
| Pennsylvania | Nurse Aide | 80 | Credentia | $135 | $0 |
| Rhode Island | Nursing Assistant | 120 | Credentia | $165 | $35 |
| South Carolina | Certified Nurse Aide | 100 | Credentia | Not published — confirm with the registry | Not published — confirm with the registry |
| South Dakota | Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) | 75 | Headmaster | $159 | $0 |
| Tennessee | Certified Nurse Aide | 75 | Credentia | $122 | Not published — confirm with the registry |
| Texas | Certified Nurse Aide | 100 | Prometric | $125 | $0 |
| Utah | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 100 | UNAR | $110 | $50 |
| Vermont | Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) | 75 | Excel Testing | $200 | $25 |
| Virginia | Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) | 140 | Credentia | $140 | $0 |
| Washington | Nursing Assistant Certified (NAC) | 138 | Credentia | $155 | $85 |
| West Virginia | Nurse Aide | 120 | Professional Healthcare Development (PHD) | $125 | $0 |
| Wisconsin | Nurse Aide | 120 | Headmaster | $144 | $25 |
| Wyoming | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | 75 | Headmaster | $127 | $60 |
Fees and rules checked October 22, 2026 against state registry and vendor pages. Where a state does not publish a figure, the cell says so — we never fill a gap with a guess. Full methodology on the dataset page.
