The Minnesota Department of Health is expanding in-facility testing to add additional sites. This is an opportunity to offer in-facility testing for your Nurse Aide candidates.
In-facility testing can be a convenient option for both nurse aide candidates and nursing home employers. By testing nurse aide candidates within the facility where training occurs, candidates may experience a reduction in the distance to travel to an off-site testing center, increase the comfort level of testing at a familiar location, and shorten the time to enter the workforce as qualified professionals.
In-facility testing criteria
In-facility testing will be considered for any approved MDH Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP) involving federally certified providers that meet one of the following:
- Nurse aide training program operated by a federally certified nursing home.
- Corporate nurse aide training program for multiple nursing homes of the same corporation.
- Nurse aide training program operated by an assisted living facility that is under the same umbrella ownership of a nursing home, usually on the same campus and provides supervised practical training in a federally certified nursing home.
In-Facility testing does not include approved training programs operated by colleges within the facility, colleges, high schools, independent free-standing programs, and assisted living facilities that train staff for their licensed-only facility.
Informational In-Facility Kick-off Meeting
Thursday, June 12 at 2 p.m. CDT
How to join the meeting
Join the meeting on June 12
- Meeting ID: 220 274 836 917 7
- Passcode: Rz68SJ7n
Dial in by phone
More information
- Check the In-Facility Nurse Aide Testing page first. If your facility is interested in in-facility testing, please review the details of the In-Facility Nurse Aide Testing page before completing the application.
- Apply at the Health Regulation Division in-facilty testing page. If you determine you meet all the requirements to become a test site, complete all fields listed and submit to MDH.
- Frequently Asked Questions and resources are available on the In-Facility Nurse Aide Testing Resources page.
- MDH will be accepting applications to be a test site from June 16 to July 11. You must apply by July 11 at 11:59 p.m. to be considered for a Nurse Aide In-Facility Testing Site. MDH will review and notify interested facilities within 30 days via email if you have been approved to become a testing site.
Contact information
For questions on this form and process, please contact MDH at health.nar.coord@state.mn.us.
