Credentia performs CNA testing in Mississippi. Qualifications for testing include:

1. FOR NURSE AIDE CANDIDATE TRAININ IN NON-FACILITY BASED AND PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
   • You need to complete the state-approved training.
   • You must have an original letter from the training center stating you have completed the program.
2. Nurse Aide CANDIDATE TRAINED IN MS – FACILITY-BASED (NURSING HOME)
   • You must have successfully completed a Mississippi
     state-approved facility-based nurse aide training program.
3. STUDENT NURSE
   • You must have successfully completed the fundamentals/basic nursing skills of a state-approved LPN or RN program within the past twenty-four months.
   • You must contact MS State Department of Health to determine if the program is approved.
4. GRADUATE NURSE
   • You must obtain an application that is signed by the Mississippi State Department of Health, Bureau of Health Facilities Licensure and Certification.
5. RECIPROCITY CANDIDATE
   • You have been entered on a nurse aide registry in a state other than Mississippi in accordance with the training and competency evaluation requirements of OBRA ’87.
   • You are currently listed on that state’s nurse aide registry as active and in good standing
6. LAPSED NURSE AIDE
   • If your certification is lapsed on the Mississippi or any other United States Nurse Aide
     Registry
7. You must pay the following fees:
   Written Examination exam – $32
   Skills Evaluation exam – $69
   Oral Examination exam – $32
   Re-certification  – $26
   Reciprocity (from another state) – $26

You can review the Candidate Handbook for more testing information.