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Effective July 12, 2006, applicants for Nurse Assistant, home Health
Aide, or Hemodialysis Technician are no longer required to send fees or
payments for certification. This includes delinquent certificates and
initial applications as a result of Reciprocities, Equivalencies, and
Reactivations. Processing Fees submitted with the applications will be
returned.
In addition, each health facility that is operating as a health care
facility (excluding facilities with license in suspense) and is used as
a clinical skills site for nurse assistant certification training
(either through operation of its own training program, or through a
contract with another training program) shall arrange for and pay the
cost of Live Scan services for those trainees.
Please see the following letters
(AFL 06-07,
AFL 06-18,
AFL 06-29). We
appreciate your patience as we implement this new process. If you have
any questions please call (916) 327-2445 or via email at
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Certification
The Aide and Technician Certification Section (ATCS), CNA/HHA/CHT
Certification Unit, is primarily in charge in the certification of Nurse
Assistants, Home Health Aides and/or Hemodialysis Technicians.
The Aide and Technician Certification Facts booklet is designed to provide
instructions to trainers and staff developers regarding requirements for:
ATCS Forms
CNA/HHA program forms can be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat
Printable PDF format. These forms can be located at http://www.dhs.ca.gov/publications/forms/L&C/l&c.htm.
Helpful Resources
Related Links
ATCS Contact Information
Please note that the Interactive Voice Response Unit (IVRU) is an automated phone number
(916) 327-2445, which accommodates a heavy volume of calls. There is no voice message system within it. Therefore, it is preferable to FAX information to the
CNA/HHA/Certification Unit, FAX (916) 552-8785, or send an email to the CNA email address:
cna@dhs.ca.gov
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Mailing Address:
1615 Capitol Avenue
P.O. Box 997416, MS 3301
Sacramento, CA
95899-7416
PHONE (916) 327-2445
FAX (916)
552-8785
Email Link:
cna@dhs.ca.gov
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