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    Title: Nurse Aide Registry (NAR)
    Alternate Title:
    Description: The Nurse Aide Registry lists nursing assistants who have met Minnesota training and/or testing standards to work in nursing homes and certified boarding care homes. Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
    Subject: Health Care Providers
    Nursing
    Creation Date: 9/15/2008 12:17:57 PM
    Modification Date: 8/28/2026 3:45:39 PM
    Agency Name: Health (MDH), Minnesota Department of
    Agency URL: https://www.health.state.mn.us
    Agency Description: The Minnesota Department of Health is the state's lead public health agency, responsible for protecting, maintaining and improving the health of all Minnesotans.
    Agency Phone: 651-201-5000
    888-345-0823
    Agency Fax: Agency URL: https://www.health.state.mn.us
    Agency Address: Health, Minnesota Dept. of
    625 Robert St. N.
    P.O. Box 64975
    St. Paul
    MN
    55164-0975
    Division Name: Health Regulation Division
    Division URL:
    Division Description:
    Division Phone: 651-201-4200
    Division Fax: Division URL:
    Unit Name: Minnesota Nurse Aide Registry
    Unit URL:
    Unit Description:
    Unit Phone: 651-215-8705
    800-397-6124
    Unit Fax: Contact person(s): health.FPC-NAR@state.mn.us
    Unit URL:
    Unit Address:
    P.O. Box 64501

    St. Paul
    MN
    55164-0501
    Audience: Application URL: https://nar.web.health.state.mn.us/
    Renewal URL:
    Versa URL:
    Requirements:

    The Nurse Aide Registry lists nurse aides who have met Minnesota training and/or testing standards to work in nursing homes and certified boarding care homes. The registry also has information about nurse aides who have substantiated findings of abuse, neglect, and theft.

    This is an online registry. Nurse aides, employers, and others can check the registry by using MDH's online system and the nurse aide's certificate number.

    Currently, MDH is no longer accepting paper applications via mail or email. Nurse aides and administrators can register for accounts here: Minnesota Nurse Aide Registry. 

    Tutorials for creating your account is available here:

    Nurse Aide Registry Tutorial: Creating Your Account (PDF)

    Nurse Aide Registry Tutorial: Searching the Registry (PDF)

    Nurse Aide Registry Tutorial: Submitting Your Renewal Application (PDF)


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