CNA Requirements: State Comparisons

Check out LTCCC’s Guide to State CNA Certification & Training Requirements.

Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) training & certification requirements vary considerably across the U.S. In some states, the requirements go beyond the federal minimum while in other states requirements are nearly identical to the federal standards. See the table below for a comparison of state and federal CNA requirements. For detailed CNA requirements in other states, visit nursinghome411.org/cna-reqs.

State	Total Training Hours Differ?	Curriculum Differs from Federal Requirements?	In Service Differs?	Renewal Work Hours Differs Federal?
Alabama	No	No	No	No
Alaska	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Arizona	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
California	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Colorado	No	No	No	Yes
Connecticut	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
D.C.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Delaware	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Florida	Yes	Yes	No	No
Georgia	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Hawaii	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Idaho	Yes	No	No	Yes
Illinois	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Indiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Iowa	No	No	No	Yes
Kansas	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Kentucky	No	No	No	Yes
Louisiana	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Maine	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Maryland	Yes	Yes	No	No
Massachusetts	No	No	No	Yes
Michigan	No	No	Yes	Yes
Minnesota	No	Yes	No	Yes
Mississippi	No	No	No	Yes
Missouri	Yes	No	No	Yes
Montana	No	Yes	No	No
Nebraska	No	No	No	No
Nevada	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Hampshire	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Jersey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Mexico	No	No	No	No
New York	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Carolina	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Dakota	No	No	No	Yes
Ohio	No	Yes	No	Yes
Oklahoma	No	No	Yes	Yes
Oregon	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Pennsylvania	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rhode Island	Yes	No	No	Yes
South Carolina	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
South Dakota	No	No	No	Yes
Tennessee	No	No	No	Yes
Texas	Yes	No	Yes	No
Utah	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Vermont	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Virginia	Yes	Yes	No	No
Washington	Yes	Yes	No	No
West Virginia	Yes	Yes	No	No
Wisconsin	No	Yes	No	Yes
Wyoming	No	Yes	Yes	Yes