CNA Certification In West Virginia

Before taking the competency exam, you must find out the eligibility criteria of the state.

• If you are a new graduate who has completed a CNA Program program approved by the state, but was never registered as a nurse aide in WV, you must fulfill the below requirements:
  • Complete a nurse aide program program approved by West Virginia within the past 2 years.
  • Pass the nursing assistant exam within 2 years of program completion. If you fail the exam in all the 3 attempts, you will be required to take an approved program program again.
• If you are a CNA who has completed CNA Program for more than 2 years, but has never been licensed in WV, you cannot take the skills and competency test since the exam must be taken within 2 years of program completion.
• If you are a nurse aide who has completed the program and passed the state approved exam in WV, but allowed your license to lapse for some reason within the past 5 years, you need to fulfill the following eligibility criteria:
  • Completed a state-recognized program program and exam, worked as a CNA and then allowed their registration to lapse within the past 5 years.
  • Your name was never listed in the abuse registry of WV or any other state.
  • You may be eligible to take the refresher course. During the course, you will practice various skills that are required to work as a certified nursing assistant. You will also become qualified to take the Nursing Assistant Exam within 6 months of the completion of the refresher course.

  Note – If your registration has lapsed for more than 5 years, you will be required to complete a nurse aide program program and pass the exam, in order to be listed in the state registry.

Follow the below steps to be a CNA in the state:

Step 1 – The initial step is to find out if you are eligible to take the evaluation test. The eligibility criteria have been explained above.

Step 2 – Complete your application and submit it to the PHD (Professional Healthcare Development, LLC) for pre-registration. You may obtain the application from your nursing assistant program program; or else, you can also download it from the below link:
http://www.profhd.com/CNA%20Application2015.pdf

Step 3 – Attach the required fee made payable to the Professional Healthcare Development, LLC in the form of money order, facility check, certified check, Master Card, VISA, or Discover Card.

Step 4 – Submit the completed application and required fee to:

Professional Healthcare Development, LLC
P.O. Box 399
Ona, West Virginia – 25545

Step 5 – Upon receiving your application and testing fee, PHD will pre-register you and send you an admission ticket that includes your exam date.

Step 6 – Take and pass both the sections of the test- written/oral and skills evaluation.

Step 7 – Your results will be mailed by the PHD to you and your program instructor. If you pass and meet all the requirements, your name will be listed on the WV Nurse Aide Registry.

The validity period of your nurse aide license in WV is 2 years. After this you can work as a CNA only if you renew your certificate. You will receive a reminder mail to renew approximately sixty (60) days before the expiry date of your certificate. You can also get to know about the expiration date of your certificate via WV Nurse Aide Registry.

Requirements to Get Nursing Assistant License Renewed

• Provide a proof of at least 8 hours of employment as a nurse aide in the past 2 years.
• If you are unable to submit the proof of employment, you will become inactive and will have to retake the CNA exam.

Use the following link to search for certified nurse aide in West Virginia:
https://ohflac.wv.gov/na/nalookup.aspx

You may complete your search using either ways:

• Name Search
  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Last 4 digits of Social Security Number

  OR

• Eval-Code

Question 1 – How can I update my name in the West Virginia Nurse Aide Registry?

Answer – If your name or address has been changed after your registration with the state’s registry, you need to send a letter to the West Virginia Nursing Assistant Registry at:

Office of Health Facility
Licensure & Certification

408 Leon Sullivan Way
Charleston, West Virginia – 25301
Fax: (304) 558-1442

Your letter must include all the below-listed information:

• Old name / address
• New name / address
• Birth date
• Social Security Number, and
• Telephone number

Note – If you are requesting a name change, you are required to send a copy of any legal document, such as passport, divorce decree, marriage certificate, or other court document that reflects change in your name.

Question 2 – Presently, I am working as a CNA in Colorado, but I want to transfer my license to West Virginia. What is the procedure?

Answer – You may apply by reciprocity process in order to transfer your certificate to West Virginia. The West Virginia Nursing Assistant Registry will verify your licensure status in the state where you are currently registered, and if you meet all the required necessities, you will be registered in WV without testing.

Question 3 – I am a nursing student and have completed 32 hours of clinical experience in a certified nursing facility and fundamentals of nursing class in WV. Am I eligible to take the test?

Answer – Since you are still a nursing student, you are not eligible to take the nursing assistant exam. However, you may receive the permission to appear for the test by contacting the office at:

Office of Health Facility
Licensure & Certification
408 Leon Sullivan Way
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 558-0050
Fax: (304) 558-1442