Renew your nurse aide or personal care assistant certificate (recertification)
Renewal and update of your listing on the Registry is required every two years. To be recertified, you must have:
A current, valid nurse aide or personal care assistant certificate
At least seven hours of paid employment performing nursing or nursing-related services, in a licensed health care facility or agency, within the 24 months preceding your certificate expiration date
No revocation or suspension of a certificate
A criminal background check, with fingerprinting, prior to the certification expiration date
Nurse aides and/or personal care assistants who have moved since the last renewal must notify the New Jersey Nurse Aide Registry immediately at 877-774-4243. In addition, nurse aides and personal care assistants must notify the Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU) of their new address at 609-292-4303.
Replace a lost certificate, or change a reporting name, address or employer
Please contact:
New Jersey Nurse Aide Registry, PSI 3525 Quakerbridge Road, Suite 1000 Hamilton Township, New Jersey 08619 Toll-free telephone number: 877-774-4243
