RENEWAL OF LONG TERM CARE CERTIFICATION ONLY

You may renew your Long Term Care Nurse Aide recertification up to six (6) months in advance by submitting a digital application.

All applications can be mailed to:

Oklahoma State Department of Health
Nurse Aide Registry
PO Box 268816
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-8816

Applications without fees can be emailed to the Nurse Aide and Nontechnical Services Worker Registry team.

Nurse Aide Registry (NAR) does not mail certification cards, but you can print your verification of certification on our website here: Verify a Nurse Aide is on the Registry. Per regulation, facilities are able to verify your certification at the same website.
To renew your certification, you must have worked at least eight (8) hours during the two (2) year timeframe of your certification. If you do not have this documentation, you may use at least eight (8) hours of work proof worked up to two (2) years after your expiration date.
If you do not have the required eight (8) hours of work proof, or your certification has expired by more than two (2) years, you must retest to obtain certification again. To apply to retest for your LTC nurse aide certification, please complete a LTC Retest Application and mail it in. Upon approval, NAR will send you an approval letter via mail. Once you have your approval letter, you can contact any career technology center to schedule your retest. You only have one chance to pass the test. If you do not pass, you must retrain for your certification. This retest application is only valid for LTC certifications.
Please use ODH 717 - Recertification Application and mail it in for all other types of certification renewals. These include: home health aide, LTC aide, residential care aide, developmental direct care aide, adult day care aide, feeding assistant, certified medication aide, or advanced certified medication aide.

Certified Medication Aide (CMA) ONLY

To renew your CMA certification you complete an eight (8) hour Continuing Education Update (CEU) during the year of your certification, or within one (1) year following your expiration date.
If your CMA certification has been expired for one (1) year or longer, you will be required to apply to retest. To apply to retest, complete the LTC Retest Application and send it to NAR using one the submission options above. Upon approval, NAR will send you an approval letter via mail. Once you have your approval letter, you can contact any career technology center to schedule your retest. You only have one chance to pass the test. If you do not pass, you must retrain for your certification.

You can send in your retest application requiring fees to the PO Box listed at the bottom of the page.

Mailing Address (for applications):
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Nurse Aide Registry
PO Box 268816
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-8816

Physical Address:
Oklahoma State Department of Health
123 Robert S. Kerr Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK

Phone: (405) 426-8150
Fax*: (405) 900-7572
Email*: NAR@health.ok.gov

*Applications without fees can be emailed or mailed to the Nurse Aide and Nontechnical Service Workers Registry team