How do you check if my CNA license is active in Illinois?

How do you check if my CNA license is active in Illinois?

Call the Illinois nurse aide registry help desk at 217-785-5133, between 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday or use the online verification system to get your license number.

How do I reactivate my CNA license in Illinois?

Recertification may be accomplished by doing the following: Pass a manual skills test. An Illinois approved evaluator must administer the manual skills test and the individual must demonstrate competency in all of the required skills. The individual may contact the registry for a manual skills evaluator in their area.

How do I keep my CNA active?

The following steps are the typical process for renewal in most states:

1. Download a nurse aid registry renewal form from your state’s nursing board website.
2. Complete the renewal form with all required personal information, and have your employer fill out the additional information that is needed from them.

What score do you need to pass CNA exam Illinois?

To pass, students must usually score at least a 70 or 80% and must perform all of the critical steps accurately. Is the CNA state exam hard?

Can a LPN with an Illinois CNA license work?

An RN or LPN with a current, valid license from another state cannot work as an Illinois CNA until the registry shows that the individual has met the training requirements. An Illinois RN or LPN with an inactive license cannot work as an Illinois CNA until the registry shows that the individual has met the training requirements.

When does your CNA certification expire in Illinois?

Also can I just volunteer to keep my CNA valid, instead of working for pay? Your Illinois CNA certification expires if you do not work at all as a nurse aide (for pay) for a period of 24 consecutive months. To keep their certification active, Illinois nursing assistants have to work for pay, and not as volunteers.

How to transfer your CNA registration to Illinois?

Out-Of-State CNA Application. Effective July 1, 2019, there is a $25.00 fee to transfer your ACTIVE CNA registration from another state to the Illinois Department of Public Health, Health Care Worker Registry. Please verify your status on the Registry from your state prior to submitting an application to transfer to Illinois.

Do you have to keep your Illinois CNA IDPH?

Any certificate received may be issued by the training program or the testing center as a recognition of work accomplished. However, being an Illinois Certified Nurse Assistant/Aide is a condition that the CNA must keep through their work efforts not through an issued document.