Eligibility Criteria

Check out the requirements for eligibility and the application process for the test.

Eligibility Criteria

Guidelines have been established by the state of Alabama to determine who is eligible to take the NNAAP Examination. To be eligible, you must have completed a nurse aide training program approved by the Alabama Department of Health or you must have completed the equivalent training through higher education, such as an LPN or RN program approved by the Alabama Board of Nursing. Alabama does NOT approve any online CNA programs. You must take and pass the NNAAP Examination within twenty-four (24) months of having graduated from a state-approved nurse aide training program.

Eligibility Routes

Nursing Assistant - State Approved Training Program

You have successfully completed an Alabama-approved nurse aide training program.

Nursing Assistant – Sponsor - Trained at State Approved Long Term Care Facility

You have successfully completed a state approved training program at a long-term care facility.

Nursing Student/Graduate 

You have successfully completed a Fundamentals of Nursing course.

Lapsed Nursing Assistant

You were previously certified in the state of Alabama, but your certification expired. You must successfully complete a state approved nurse aide training program and retest both portions of the examination.