Eligibility

All student nurse assistant candidates applying to take the NNAAP Examination in California must have successfully completed a Department of Public Health-approved nurse assistant training program. You are allowed two (2) years from your training program completion date to pass the nursing assistant examination. If you do not pass the NNAAP Examination within a two-year period, you will be required to re-train before you will be allowed to take the examination again.

If you have not completed a Certified Nursing Assistant training program but you have had other training, contact the California Department of Public Health at (916) 327-2445 to determine your eligibility.