MN: Don’t Let Summer End Without Taking the Nurse Aides Test by Sept. 10 Deadline to Keep Working

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare

Nurse aides working during the waiver, from March 2020 to May 11, 2023, have until Sept. 10, 2023, to complete training and testing.

Start taking steps now to take the Nurse Aide Knowledge and Skills Test and earn a spot on the Nurse Aide Registry to continue your role as a nurse aide in Minnesota after Sept. 10, 2023. 

Nurse aides working during the waiver have until Sept. 10 to pass the Nurse Aide Knowledge and Skills Test. Start your testing early to ensure you pass the test before the waiver expires.

  • Start testing early. Don’t let summer pass by without taking the Nurse Aide Knowledge and Skills test.
  • Each candidate gets four opportunities to take the Nurse Aide Knowledge and three opportunities to take the Skills Test.
  • Find a testing location. You can find testing locations throughout the state to get certified and get working.

Testing locations and resources:

Please refer to theNursing Assistant Registry website for additional information.

For further questions, please contact Health.nar.coord@state.mn.us.