Nurses Aide
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
Registration for nurse aide's name to be placed on the Nurse Aide Registry in order to work in federally-certified nursing homes, intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation (ICFs/MR), hospitals, home health agencies or hospices. Initial registration is for newly trained and tested nurse aide for Nurse Aide Registry entry. This can also be used to reinstate a lapsed registration for those who have not worked in a federally certified facility during the last 2 year period.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- Certification required
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
- Military and veterans
- Fees are reduced for military and spouses
Issuing body
- Department
- WI Dept of Health Services
- Division
- Division of Public Health
- Address
- 1 W. Wilson Street P.O. Box 2659 Madison, WI 53701
- Phone
- (608) 266-8018
- Last updated
- December 1, 2020
Occupations (O*NET)
- Licensed Practical Nurse 29-2061.00
- Nurse Aide 31-1121.00
- Nurse Aide 31-1122.00
- Nurse Aide 31-1131.00
- Nurse Aide 31-1132.00
- Nurse Aide 31-1133.00
- Occupational Therapy Assistant 31-2011.00
- Nurse Aide 31-2012.00
- Physical Therapist Assistant 31-2021.00
- Nurse Aide 31-2022.00
Source and verification
This record is Wisconsin'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 Division of Public Health — see the issuing body section above.
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