Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
MississippiActive
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Current employment
- Background check
- None
Student must complete the state-approved nurse aide training program. To be eligible for continued enrollment on the Mississippi Nurse Aide Registry, you are required to work as a nurse aide for at least one documented day (eight consecutive hours) for pay in an approved facility during the previous twenty-four (24) months.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Registry
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Current employment
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- MS State Dept. of Health
- Division
- Professional Licensure Division
- Board
- Office of Licensure
- Address
- P.O. Box 1700 Jackson, MS 39215
- Phone
- (601) 364-7360
- Agency website
- https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/30,0,82.html
- Last updated
- September 5, 2024
Occupations (O*NET)
- Nurse Aide 31-1131.00
Source and verification
This record is Mississippi's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Office of Licensure — see the issuing body section above.
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