*Social Security Number (SSN) Disclosure: Pursuant to Section 666(a)(13) of Title 42 of the United States Code and California Family Code, Section 17520.
subdivision (d), the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is required to collect SSNs from all applicants for nursing assistant, home health aide,
hemodialysis technician certificates or nursing home administrator licenses. Disclosure of your SSN is mandatory for purposes of establishing, modifying, or
enforcing child support orders upon request by the Department of Child Support Services and for reporting disciplinary actions to the Health Integrity and
Protection Data Bank as required by 45 CFR subsection 61.1 et seq. Failure to provide your SSN will result in the return of your application. Your SSN will
be used by CDPH for internal identification, and may be used to verify information on your application, to verify certification with another state's certification
authority, for examination identification, for identification purposes in national disciplinary data bases or as the basis of a disciplinary action against you.
CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT (CNA) RECIPROCITY APPLICANTS FROM OTHER STATES
If the CNA certification is active and in good standing on another state's registry, applicant may qualify for certification in California without taking
the CNA training or competency evaluation. Submit the following to CDPH:
· A completed Nurse Assistant and/or Home Health Aide Initial Application (CDPH 283 B); and
· A copy of your state-issued certificate; and
· Proof of work providing nursing or nursing-related services within the last two years (not required for those who received their initial
certificates from another state in the last two years); and
· A copy of the completed Request for Live Scan form (BCIA 8016). You must wait until you move to California to obtain fingerprints through this
method.
· This completed verification form (CDPH 931) needs to be completed by the state agency from which the individual currently holds an
active certification.
Reciprocity applicants may work as nurse assistants (NA) while waiting for criminal clearance if the facility:
· Has verified the applicant is on the respective State's Registry in good standing and has an active status; and
· Has proof that the applicant has worked providing nursing or nursing-related services in the last 24 months; and
· Has proof that the NA has applied to CDPH for certification.
INFORMATION COLLECTION AND ACCESS: PRIVACY STATEMENT
INSTRUCTIONS
CDPH 931 (07/11) This form is available on our website at: www.cdph.ca.gov