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Training Program Test Data

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Nurse Aide Registry (NAR) approves Nurse Aide Training Competency Evaluation Programs (NATCEP). According to federal and state law, the training programs must be at least 75 hours in length.

Persons are allowed four (4) chances to pass the knowledge and three (3) chances for the skills competency exam for placement on the Minnesota Nurse Aide Registry.

Posted data is for all test takers from an approved NATCEP, and shows number of candidates and pass rate for the knowledge and competency tests. Data also includes test takers who have not completed an approved training program, who have challenged the competency exam or have tested using the waiver checklist option.

The approved training program test data is provided to the Minnesota Nurse Aide Registry. Each training program has the ability to review their own data in the Test Master Universe (TMU) system from Headmaster.

Questions regarding this data may be emailed to: health.nar.coord@state.mn.us.

Test Data

Test data that is more than three years old has been removed from our website, but is available via submission of a Data Practices Request.

The Minnesota Department of Health is adjusting the score required to pass the Nurse Aide Knowledge Test from 76% to 74%. Candidates will need to correctly answer 52 questions (out of a total of 70) in order to receive a passing score.

The new passing score goes into effect on August 5. It applies only to future exams and does not affect candidates who have already taken the exam, or who take the exam prior to August 5.

MDH will adjust the schedule of quarterly training program test data reports to reflect the updated requirements and make it easy to review data from before and after the change.

  • The 2024 Q2 report will include data from April 1 – Aug. 4, where the passing score requirement is 76%. This data should be available end of August.
  • The 2024 Q3 report will include data from Aug. 5 – Sept. 30, where the passing score requirement is 74%. This data should be available mid-October. 

After the 2024 Q3 report is released, we will return to the regular quarterly schedule.

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Last Updated: 01/14/2025