Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) · rules checked October 22, 2026
You must be compensated as a CNA and work a minimum of 8 hours every 24 consecutive months under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. You report your own work through the Nurse Aide Program Portal with a pay stub or W-2, your employer's name/address/phone, and your employer signing Section A of the renewal form (private-duty work needs a notarized statement naming the supervising RN/LPN and license number instead). No renewal fee and no grace period.
If you have never worked for pay since certifying, use your certification date.
| Credential | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) |
|---|---|
| Registry | Georgia Nurse Aide Registry (Georgia Department of Community Health, administered by Alliant Health Solutions) · (678) 527-3010 |
| Training required | 85 hours |
| Exam | Credentia — $130 (written $35 · skills $95) |
| 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 be compensated as a CNA and work a minimum of 8 hours every 24 consecutive months under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. You report your own work through the Nurse Aide Program Portal with a pay stub or W-2, your employer's name/address/phone, and your employer signing Section A of the renewal form (private-duty work needs a notarized statement naming the supervising RN/LPN and license number instead). No renewal fee and no grace period. |
| Continuing education | No registry CE requirement. Federally certified facilities separately require 12 hours/year of in-service for aides they employ - that is an employment rule, not the registry renewal rule. |
| Who reports your work | You do — nobody files it for you |
Changing soon: Alliant program document is revised quarterly (copy read was Rev. 08/2025, Q3-2026 file) - recheck the 1-year retrain line each quarter.
Portal, forms, the steps in order, the exact fee, and the trap that lapses Georgia aides — our guide How to renew your CNA license in Georgia walks the renewal end to end.
If you missed the 8-hour work requirement, you must take and pass the written/oral and skills competency examination again to update your certification (Alliant Nurse Aide Training Program document, Rev. 08/2025). This retest-only route applies while the certification has been expired less than 1 year from the registry expiration date.
If the certification has been expired 1 year or more from the registry expiration date, you must complete a NEW state-approved 85-hour training program and then pass both parts of the competency exam before your certification is updated for a new 2 years (Alliant, Rev. 08/2025).
TRAP - SHORTEST RETRAIN CLOCK IN THIS BATCH: Georgia's own Alliant document puts the retrain line at 1 YEAR after expiration, not the 2-3 years quoted by most secondary sites (which variously say 2 or 3 years). Trust the Alliant document and re-verify at launch. Also: only 1 year and 3 attempts to pass both exam parts after training - tighter than most states.
Application fee: $0 · typical processing: Several weeks, depending on how fast your home state verifies (secondary-source estimate).. Reciprocity through Alliant Health Solutions: active, unencumbered out-of-state certification in good standing, verification sent directly from your current state registry, proof of certification and employment, photo ID and Social Security card, and GCHEXS background screening. No reciprocity fee. Work-history requirement: At least 8 hours of paid CNA work under RN supervision within the past 2 years..
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 Georgia | Fee | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Alaska | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Arizona | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Arkansas | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| California | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Colorado | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Connecticut | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Delaware | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| District of Columbia | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Florida | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Georgia | Same state — no transfer needed | ||
| Hawaii | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Idaho | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Illinois | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Indiana | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Iowa | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Kansas | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Kentucky | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Louisiana | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Maine | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Maryland | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Massachusetts | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Michigan | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Minnesota | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Mississippi | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Missouri | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Montana | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Nebraska | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Nevada | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| New Hampshire | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| New Jersey | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| New Mexico | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| New York | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| North Carolina | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| North Dakota | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Ohio | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Oklahoma | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Oregon | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Pennsylvania | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Rhode Island | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| South Carolina | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| South Dakota | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Tennessee | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Texas | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Utah | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Vermont | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Virginia | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Washington | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| West Virginia | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Wisconsin | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
| Wyoming | Accepted — with conditions | $0 | Georgia accepts active certifications with a work-history requirement. |
The kit carries Georgia's full recovery path — the forms, the order to file them, the phone scripts — plus transfer checklists for every destination. See the kit →
