Texas department of aging and disability services license verification

If you’re looking to work as a certified nurse assistant in Texas, you’ll need to make sure you know your CNA license number and verify that your license has not expired. The best way to do this is to use the Texas CNA License Lookup & Verification system tool.

How to verify a Texas CNA license number

If you know your CNA license number, you can check the status to determine if you or someone else is eligible to practice as a CNA in the state of Texas.

The Texas Department of Health and Human Services uses the ISO Quality Testing Certificant Registry tool. This online tool will allow you to look up the status of any active or inactive CNA license number in the state of Texas.

You can also use the Texas Health and Human Services Employability Status Check Search to determine the CNA certification status of an individual in Texas along with the certification expiration date. You can search by name or by social security number.

How to lookup a Texas CNA license number

Looking up a CNA license number is similar to verifying a license. Use the Certificant Registry search tool to search for your CNA license number. Enter as much information as possible, including your Name, City, Postal Code, and State and select “Texas Nurse Aide” as the Certification program.

If you do not see your CNA license number listed, contact the Texas Nurse Aide Registry or call their license verification number at (800) 452-3934.

Texas Nurse Aide Registry
Texas Dept. of Aging & Disability Services – Licensing & Credentialing Regulatory Services
701 W. 51st St., Austin, Texas 78751
Phone: (512) 438-2050
Fax: (512) 438-2052
License Verification: (800) 452-3934

In the state of Texas, the Texas Health and Human Services is responsible for reviewing and approving Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs and administering nurse aide competency evaluation programs.

The CNA schools displayed in this section offer tuition-based programs.

Initial Certification for Nurse Aides in Texas

Individuals who seek to work as nurse aides in Texas need to become certified and be placed on the Texas CNA Registry. This can be achieved in two ways:

  1. Complete a state-approved CNA program and pass the competency evaluation program; Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs (NATCEPS) in Texas must consist of a minimum of 100 hours, including 60 hours of classroom learning and 40 hours of clinical practice in a nursing facility.
  2. Qualify for placement on the TNAR by reciprocity or waiver.
  • Training provider search
  • Application for NATCEP
  • Application to take CEP – Out of State Trained NAs
  • Application to take CEP – Closed NATCEP
  • Application to take CEP – Military Training
  • Application to take CEP – Graduate RN/LVN
  • Application to take CEP – RN/LVN Students
  • Employee Misconduct Registry Online Verification
  • Nurse Aide Registry Online Verification
  • Approved training programs

Certification Renewal for Texas Nurse Aides

Texas Certified Nurse Aides must renew their certificate every 24 months. Renewal is granted based on the completion of 24 hours of in-service education in the past 24 months. Only 12 hours of the required 24 hours may be performed outside of healthcare facilities licensed/certified by HHS, the Texas Department of State Health Services or the Texas Board of Nursing.

  • Approved training programs
  • Forms

Expired Certificate

Expired certificates can be reactivated if the nurse aide can provide proof of qualifying employment. Without verification of qualifying employment, the nurse aide must retrain and/or retest. A nurse aide with an expired certificate is unemployable in a licensed nursing facility in Texas.

Employee Misconduct Registry Search System

Online CNA License Lookup and Verification

Lookup up a CNA license for an individual or verifying a CNA license in Texas can all be done on the Texas nurse aide registry website.

Instructions for looking up or verifying a Texas CNA license number

Revoked Certificate

Nurse aides with a revoked certificate are unemployable in a licensed nursing facility in Texas. a nurse aide certificate is revoked based on findings that substantiate neglect, abuse, or misappropriation of resident property.

Employee Misconduct Registry Search System

Suspended Certificate

Nurse aides featured as suspended on the registry are unemployable in the EMR, which means they are unemployable in a facility or agency regulated by the Health and Human Services.

Employee Misconduct Registry Search System

Certification by Reciprocity for Out-of-state CNAs

Out of state CNAs may qualify for certification by reciprocity if their status is active and in good standing in the CNA registry in Texas and if they complete the required documentation.

Application for Certification by Reciprocity

How do I check the status of my TDLR application?

You can always contact the TDLR at 512-463-6599 to check the status of your license.

How do I contact Texas Department of Human Services?

Learn About Services (2-1-1 Texas) If you can't connect to 2-1-1, call us toll-free at 877-541-7905.

How do I start a caregiver business in Texas?

Becoming Licensed in Texas.
Complete the pre-survey, computer-based training..
Properly complete the license application..
Upload all required documents..
Pay the required license fee(s)..
Be registered with and be in good standing from the State Comptroller of Public Accounts..

How do you become a LNFA in Texas?

In addition to the completion of certificate course work, a minimum of 1,000 internship hours are required to become a Texas licensed nursing facility administrator. Enrollment in LTCA 5681 may be required.