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  • Minnesota Nurse Aide Registry
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  • COVID Response: Temporary Health Care Workers Needed
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Nurse Aide Registry
651-201-4200
800-397-6124 (toll-free)
health.fpc-nar@state.mn.us

Contact Info

Nurse Aide Registry
651-201-4200
800-397-6124 (toll-free)
health.fpc-nar@state.mn.us

Nurse Aide Registry
Minnesota-Approved Training Curricula

The MDH Nurse Aide Registry has approved the following curricula as meeting federal and state requirements for training nurse aides.

The forms below should be used for submitting new or revised curriculums for MDH to review. Training programs needing to declare or update the curriculum they are using should email MDH directly at health.nar.coord@state.mn.us.

  • To submit a new curriculum for review, complete and submit: Nursing Assistant Curriculum Application Process and Form (PDF).
  • To request a revision to an existing curriculum, complete and submit: Nursing Assistant Curriculum Revision Process and Form (PDF).

Minnesota State Nurse Aide Curriculum 2024 Edition

Curriculum website: Minnesota State Nurse Aide Curriculum

At least 16 of the 75 hours are supervised practical training with a live person in a lab or other setting.

  • Instructors from long-term care facility based or from independent training programs must complete the Train the Trainer certification to use the Minnesota State Nurse Aide Curriculum as an MDH approved training program.
  • Instructors who completed the Train the Trainer certification prior to September 2022 are encouraged to participate in the new Legacy Instructor Train the Trainer certification.
  • Train the Trainer and Legacy Train the Trainer are offered through Minneapolis College. Please visit the Minneapolis College website to find upcoming class options: Nursing - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Ready CNA

Curriculum website: Ready CNA (Cinematic Health Education)

This curriculum must be at least 75 hours in length. At least 16 of the 75 hours are supervised practical training with a live person in a lab or other setting.

  • No Train the Trainer Component Required
  • Contact information: Melissa Castiglione (melissa@cinematichealtheducation.com) or 570-710-0297

American Health Care Association (AHCA) "How to be a Nurse Assistant" Curriculum (8th Ed.)

Curriculum website: How to be a Nurse Assistant Textbook, 8th Edition

This curriculum must be at least 75 hours in length. At least 16 of the 75 hours are supervised practical training with a live person in a lab or other setting.

  • This curriculum contains a Train the Trainer component for the online curriculum only.

OnTrack Nursing Assistant Training

Curriculum website: OnTrack Nursing Assistant Training

OnTrack Nursing Assistant Training, developed by Minnesota’s LeadingAge Foundation, is powered by EduCare. This curriculum must be at least 75 hours in length. At least 16 of the 75 hours are supervised practical training with a live person in a lab or other setting.

  • This curriculum contains a Train the Trainer component. Please call 651-425-1110 for the online RN instructor Train the Trainer for the OnTrack curriculum.

Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care

Hartman’s Nursing Assistant Care Long Term Care and Home Care, Third and Fourth Edition curriculum and Hartman’s Nursing Assistant Care: Long Term Care, Fifth Edition are all approved curricula. At least 16 of the 75 hours are supervised practical training with a live person in a lab or other setting.

  • No Train the Trainer component required.
  • Contact information: 800-999-9534 or Hartman website.

Sanford Health Nursing Assistant Training Program Curriculum

At least 16 of the 75 hours are supervised practical training with a live person in a lab or other setting.

  • No Train the Trainer component required.
  • Contact information: NAProgram@sanfordhealth.org
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