How to Complete Your Renewal Application

To successfully renew a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) certificate you must complete and submit the following to CDPH:​

• Submit a completed Renewal Application (CDPH 283C) (PDF) 
• Submit documentation (CDPH 283A) (PDF) showing your completion of forty-eight (48) hours of In-Service Training/Continuing Education Units (CEUs)  within your two (2) year certification period.  A minimum of twelve (12) of the forty-eight (48) hours shall be completed in each year of the two (2) year certification period.  A maximum of twenty-four (24) of the forty-eight (48) hours may be obtained only through a CDPH-approved online computer training program.  You may submit the application by mail or by submitting it via our online portal​.
  

State and Federal Requirements

• Certified Nurse Assistant Regulations California Health and Safety Code Section 1337-1338.5
• California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 22, Division 5
  
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section (d) 5
  

Certified Nurse Assistant Forms

• BCIA 8016 (PDF)  Request for Live Scan Service
• BCIA 8016 Sample (PDF)  Sample Request for Live Scan Service form for Certified Nurse Assistants
• CDPH 283A (PDF) Certified Nurse Assistant In-Service Training/Continuing Education
• CDPH 283C (PDF) Certified Nurse Assistant Renewal Application
• CDPH 929 (PDF) Request for Name/Address Change and/or Duplicate for CNA Certificate
• CDPH 318 (PDF) Report of Misconduct