Nursing Students CNA/MA
Published Aug 12, 2007
newtress, LPN
431 Posts
Hi all, I am currently certified in Louisiana and plan on moving back to my homestate of Cali. I have had extreme difficulty in contacting or getting a response from Cali to verify if I can transfer my current CNA out there. Anyone in Cali that may happen to know what the procedure is and can it be done? I did speak to one person from an agency for a job posting and asked if I could do this and she replied... NO. You have to go through a school and certification all over again. Really? Any info or advice. Would really appreciate ya.
buildingmyfaith57
297 Posts
some places will let you challenge the state test in california.
Daytonite, BSN, RN
1 Article; 14,604 Posts
yes, you can. transfer is done by a process called reciprocity. the instructions on how to do this are detailed in the california "aide and technician certification facts" booklet on pages 6 and 7 (pages 12 and 13 of the pdf file). this booklet can be downloaded online from a pdf file here (http://www.dhs.ca.gov/lnc/download/cert/certificationfacts.pdf) you can also link into it from the nurse aid registry home page (http://www.dhs.ca.gov/lnc/cert/default.htm). this is a copy of what the booklet says:
hope this is the information you were looking for. good luck to you.
Irishowl
30 Posts
I was able to transfer my certification from Vermont to California through reciprocity. It wasn't too difficult to do. What took the longest was getting my finger prints and background check done. Good luck!
lilmarcha
2 Posts
I am a CNA here in Louisiana and would like to transfer or do the Reciprocity for the state of texas, or if we have another hurricane and have to evacuate, i cn work while waiting to come back to La., and also if there's a whole-lot of damage like Katrina-Rita, i'm not coming back to La. and i coan go ahead and start establishing myself there. If anyone knows the web-site address here in Louisiana, it would be very helpful.
bsnwnab
210 Posts
How many weeks/months did it take to finally get your CA certification?
I was finger printed at the begining of November and by mid January I had my license. One month later I had a job and I've been at that hospital over 6 years now. Good luck!
Shannon
mamayogibear
222 Posts
Can you work as a CNA in CA while waiting for fingerprints to be processed? Or can you apply for reciprocity prior to moving to CA?
Thanks