Nurse Aide Registry
Nurse Aide Training and Testing

A list of approved training and test sites can be found at: Locating Minnesota's Nurse Aide Training/Testing Sites

Study Materials for the Test

A candidate handbook which gives an overview of the test, including skills that may be tested, is available through an approved test site. This handbook and a sample written test are also available on the D&S Minnesota Nurse Aide page.

Prohibition of Charges

A Nurse Aide who is employed by or has received an offer of employment from a certified nursing home or boarding care home as a Nurse Aide prior to beginning a Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP) may not be charged for any portion of the training program and the competence evaluation.

The cost of training and testing varies by training sites. Please contact the training site for the cost of their training and testing programs.

Reimbursable Expenses

Nurse aides who pay for the cost of their training and testing prior to employment are eligible for reimbursement. The Nurse Aide has one (1) year from passing the test and placement on the Registry to turn in receipts requesting reimbursement. The facility has 90 days to reimburse the Nurse Aide. If the Nurse Aide does not remain employed as a Nurse Aide for 90 days, the nursing home is under no obligation to reimburse the Nurse Aide. The first nursing home the Nurse Aide stays at for a least 90 days would then be responsible to reimburse the Nurse Aide if it has been 1 year or less since completion of the test. Only certified nursing homes or boarding care homes are required to reimburse a Nurse Aide.