State terminology: Certified nurse aide (CNA). Wyoming CNA Registry guidance ↗ · terminology checked November 5, 2026.
Sources checked November 4, 2026. Wyoming State Board of Nursing.
How do I transfer my CNA credential to Wyoming?
Route to review: CNA certification by 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 Wyoming?
Health Department HLS oversees CNA education programs; WSBN issues CNA certification.
- WSBN directs CNA knowledge/skills testing resources to Headmaster and Wyoming TMU.
- Complete approved CNA training/competency evaluation, apply with fees and fingerprint/background evidence, and pass the approved national examination under the Board’s CNA checklist.
Official training directory: Wyoming HLS-approved CNA programs, September 2026 ↗
Which pathway applies to you?
CNA certification by endorsement
CNAs with an active certificate in another jurisdiction
- Provide approved training/competency-program evidence, active other-state certificate verification, original certification-by-exam verification, application, fees and fingerprint cards.[3]
- During the preceding two years, meet one competency option: 400 CNA employment hours, 40 continuing-education hours, or a passing NATCEP/similar national exam.[3]
Apply and pay first
Create or use the Nurse Portal account; choose CNA by Endorsement.[1] [2]
Arrange evidence
Use the CNA checklist: original-state active-certificate verification, education/course evidence, exam proof, lawful-presence evidence and two fingerprint cards.[2]
Official route: Nurse Portal plus directly supplied verification/fingerprint documents. [1] [2] Open agency instructions ↗
What if you previously held a nurse aide credential in Wyoming?
Failure to renew uses recertification under section 10; Board-granted inactive status uses reactivation under section 12. Both require application, fingerprint/background-check requirements and section 14 competency. Disciplinary reinstatement is separate.[3]
Who sends registry verification?
The checklist calls for a verification form of your active certificate from the original state. It says all documents must come to WSBN from the board, certifying institution or college.[2]
What exceptions apply?
Unable to provide satisfactory education, training or competency verification
Chapter 2 section 4(a) directs the applicant to meet certification-by-examination requirements.[3]
What else should you know?
The current fee rule separates a $60 endorsement fee from a $60 DCI check. The checklist’s $120 total matches those two listed charges.[2] [4]
The October–December 2026 waiver in the fee rule applies to renewal-related provisions; it does not waive the CNA endorsement application fee.[4]
What fees does the state publish?
| Item | What the source says |
|---|---|
| CNA certification by endorsement: CNA endorsement application | $60[4] |
| CNA certification by endorsement: DCI background check | $60, making the listed application plus DCI charges $120; credit-card processing and fingerprint-provider charges may be additional.[4] [2] [1] |
| CNA certification by endorsement: Optional temporary permit request | $25; issuance is a Board decision.[4] [1] |
What should you confirm with the agency?
- Confirm temporary permit issuance and portal-only fields with the Board.
- Fingerprint-provider and payment-processor charges vary; confirm them before paying.
The state decides eligibility and approval. This guide does not grant a credential.
What will the Wyoming planner ask?
- Which pathway applies to you? (CNA certification by endorsement)
- Have you previously held CNA certification in Wyoming? (Yes, No, I’m not sure)
Sources
- Licensing ↗
Checked November 4, 2026 · CNA application checklist; current Chapter 2 and Chapter 5 links; Nurse Portal
- CNA Examination / Endorsement Checklist, June 23, 2025 ↗
Checked November 4, 2026 · One-page checklist; endorsement required documents
- Chapter 2 — Licensing and Certification Requirements, approved December 17, 2025 ↗
Checked November 4, 2026 · Wyoming Board of Nursing Rules, Chapter 2 (effective December 17, 2025). Section 3(c): CNA by exam; up to five NATCEP attempts within two years of graduation. Section 8: renewal applications open by October 1 of even years. Section 9: certificates expire December 31 of the renewal year. Section 10: after failing to renew, recertify with an application, fees, fingerprints and competency. Section 14(e): CNA competency is 400 hours of CNA employment, 40 hours of continuing education, or passing the NATCEP in the past two years.
- Chapter 5 — Fees, effective May 26, 2026 ↗
Checked November 4, 2026 · Chapter 5, effective May 26, 2026, sections 3(c) and 4(f)(iv), PDF pp.2–3: CNA renewal $50, waived October 1–December 31, 2026. Original Board-linked Google Drive PDF downloaded and read.
- Wyoming State Board of Nursing: Renewal ↗
Checked November 4, 2026 · WSBN renewal page: renewal every even-numbered year, open October 1 to December 31, 2026, with fees waived this year. CNA competency in the past two years: 400 hours worked as a CNA, or 40 hours of continuing education, or passing the NATCEP or a similar national exam. Wyoming has no mandatory continuing education; CE is an optional competency. Regular CNA fee $50.