State terminology: Certified nursing assistant (CNA). NRS 449.2413 ↗ · terminology checked November 5, 2026.
Sources checked November 4, 2026. Nevada State Board of Nursing.
How do I transfer my CNA credential to Nevada?
Route to review: CNA endorsement. Check all the conditions for this route. An out-of-state credential alone does not establish eligibility.
What does CNA reciprocity mean?
States use the terms reciprocity, endorsement and transfer to describe how they review nurse aide credentials from another state. Each state defines its own process, so use the term your new state uses. Approval is not automatic. The destination state decides whether your training, testing, work history and registry status meet its rules.
A nurse aide registry is an official state list used to check nurse aide status. A competency evaluation is the state-approved nurse aide exam. Its format varies by state. This guide explains the published instructions, but the agency decides whether you qualify.
How do you become a CNA in Nevada?
Nevada's CNA training program must be 75 hours of instruction, with at least 60 hours of theory and skills practice in a lab (NRS 632.2856). If you fail the exam three times, you must repeat the training program.
- The Board’s education page directs CNA written and clinical-skills testing to Headmaster.
- Apply through the Nevada Nurse Portal, provide training completion or approved nursing-fundamentals evidence, pass clinical and knowledge examinations, and complete Board fingerprint requirements.
Official training directory: Nevada Board-approved CNA programs ↗
Which pathway applies to you?
CNA endorsement
Applicants with active out-of-state certification.
- Provide an active certificate, qualifying training completion or nursing-fundamentals transcript, and CNA employment in a licensed medical facility within two years.[2]
- Newly certified applicants without practice may instead show training completion within one year of application.[2]
Apply first
Create the Nevada Nurse Portal account and endorsement application before sending documents.[2]
Provide the required evidence
Upload the active certificate, education and employment or recent-training evidence.[2]
Complete NSBN fingerprinting
Use a fingerprint card or in-Nevada electronic submission; only NSBN fingerprints within six months qualify for the repeat-submission exception.[2]
Check official status
Use the Nurse Portal; temporary certification is a separate Board decision.[2]
Official route: Nevada Nurse Portal. [2] Open agency instructions ↗
What if you previously held a nurse aide credential in Nevada?
Prior destination credentials require agency confirmation; a new interstate application is not assumed to replace renewal or reinstatement.
Who sends registry verification?
The current sheet says the Board obtains expiration information from endorsement verification when the active certificate lacks an expiration date. Original-state forms are not assumed to be universally required.[2]
What exceptions apply?
No additional exception is listed in the reviewed sources.
What fees does the state publish?
| Item | What the source says |
|---|---|
| CNA endorsement: Endorsement application | $50, nonrefundable.[2] |
What should you confirm with the agency?
- Confirm prior Nevada return routes and portal verification alternatives with the Board.
- The current September 2026 instructions do not use the 2019 eight-hour threshold. Confirm the current work requirement with the Board.
The state decides eligibility and approval. This guide does not grant a credential.
What will the Nevada planner ask?
- Which pathway applies to you? (CNA endorsement)
- Have you previously held CNA certification in Nevada? (Yes, No, I’m not sure)
Sources
- Nevada application instructions/forms ↗
Checked November 3, 2026 · CNA Application Requirements for Endorsement link
- CNA Endorsement Instructions revised 9/2026 ↗
Checked November 3, 2026 · Requirements 1–6 and General Information pp.1–2
- Nevada CNA Renewal FAQs ↗
Checked November 4, 2026 · Renewal requirements and continuing education