Change of Address or Name

The Virginia Board of Nursing requires that you inform them in writing of your correct address. In most cases it is permissible for an individual to provide an address of record other than a resident address, such as a post office box or a practice location address. 

To receive renewal notification and other correspondence from the Virginia Board of Nursing, you must inform the Registry about any changes to your name or address within thirty (30) days after any change is made.

A change of address may be made online at the time of renewal or at any time by written notification to the Board of Nursing. 

To change your address, you may:

• Send a separate letter to the Virginia Board of Nursing/Nurse Aide Registry informing them of the change. (If you are writing a separate letter, please be sure to list both the old information and the updated information, including your name, address, Social Security or certificate number, and telephone number.)
• Email the Board at: mailto:nursebd@dhp.virginia.gov or do so online at: http://www.license.dhp.virginia.gov.

Please be advised that all notices and correspondence from the Board, including renewal notices, licenses, and other legal documents, will be mailed to the address of record that you provide. Failure to inform the Registry of an address change may jeopardize your timely receipt of these important documents.

If you change your name, you must provide appropriate documentation of that change when you notify the Board of Nursing. A copy of a marriage certificate, divorce decree granting you the right to resume your former name or other court order is required.

Renewal

Your initial nurse aide certification is valid for two (2) years. At least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date of your certificate, a renewal notice will be mailed to your last address on record with the Board of Nursing/ Nurse Aide Registry requesting you to renew online at https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/. You are required to personally attest that you have been employed for pay performing nursing -related activities within the previous two (2) years. To be renewed and maintained on the Registry, you must meet the work requirement mentioned above or you will be required to re -take the NNAAP® Examination to demonstrate continued competency. 

Your nurse aide certification will expire if you do not renew it. It is your responsibility to renew your certification, regardless of whether you receive the renewal notice mailed from the Board office. If you do not receive your renewal notice by the middle of the month in which your certificate is due to expire, contact the Board of Nursing at (804) 367 -4515.

Lapsed Certification

If you were previously listed on the Virginia Board of Nursing Registry and have been lapsed for more than nighty (90) days, you must submit a reinstatement application and fees to the Board of Nursing. The Board will then determine if you also need to take the NNAAP® examination to demonstrate competency for reinstatement. 

Reinstatement applications with instructions may be obtained from the Board of Nursing website at http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/boards/nursing or by calling the Board office at (804) 367-4515.

Endorsement

If you are a nurse aide currently listed on another state’s nurse aide registry, and you are seeking certification on the Virginia Nurse Aide Registry, you may not need to test. Endorsement applications are available for online submission through the Virginia Board of Nursing’s web site at http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/boards/nursing.

The length of the endorsement process depends on the time it takes your state to provide verification that you are a certified nurse aide and meet requirements like those for initial certification in Virginia.