Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry Frequently Asked Questions
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How do I update my employment eligibility to work in federally
certified facilities?
Pearson Vue will mail a Renewal notice to your home address approximately
60 days prior to the end of you 24-month eligibility period to work in
federally certified:
- nursing homes,
- intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation,
- home health agencies, and
- hospices.
When you submit your completed Renewal form, verifying that you worked
at least eight (8) hours in a 24-month period as a nurse aide, under the
supervision of an RN or LPN, your Registry status will be updated.
Be sure to report any address change to the Nurse Aide Registry, so
you will receive the notice promptly.
If you do not receive a Renewal notice in the mail 30 days prior
to end of your 24-month eligibility period, you may get the Registry Renewal Form ( exit
DHS; PDF, 86 KB) via http://www.pearsonvue.com/
(exit DHS)
In the past, my employer submitted my Renewal Form to the
Registry in a mass mailing with other nurse aides. Should they
continue to do that?
You will receive a notice in the mail approximately 60 days prior to
the end of your 24-month eligibility period, so there is no need for your
employer to issue the Renewal form on your behalf.
When you receive the notice, it is very important to promptly:
- Complete your personal information on the Renewal Form,
- Have a representative from your employing health care facility sign
the form to verify your work as a nurse aide was performed under the
supervision of an RN or LPN, and
- Submit the form to Promissor.
Employment history reported on Renewal Forms submitted to Promissor more
than 120 days before a nurse aide's 24-month eligibility date
will not be processed.
Your Registry record will be updated to reflect any reported name or
address change.
What do I do if my employment eligibility has expired but I have
been working as a nurse aide the whole time?
If you have worked as a nurse aide without a break of 24 months or
more, you will need to submit a completed Renewal form, signed by your
employer, to report your employment history.
When the Renewal form is processed, the Nurse Aide Registry will be
updated to reflect your eligibility to work in federally certified
facilities.
For example: Nancy did not send in her Renewal form at the end
of her 24-month eligibility period.
Her Registry status currently displays she is not eligible to work in
federally certified facilities after January 2000.
However, she did work at ABC Nursing Home from September 5, 1999 until
April 20, 2001, and currently works at XYZ Nursing Home.
In order to update her Registry status, she needs to complete and
submit 2 separate Renewal forms to verify her employment at both
facilities.
What if I haven’t worked as a nurse aide in the last 24 months?
If you have not worked as a nurse aide under the supervision of a RN or
LPN, for more than 24 months, you are not eligible to work in
federally certified:
- nursing homes,
- intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation,
- home health agencies, or
- hospices.
To regain eligibility to work in these federally certified facilities,
you must retake and successfully pass a competency test.
You may continue to work in:
- hospitals, including critical access hospitals and
- facilities that are not certified as Medicaid providers, including
nursing homes, nursing homes that serve the developmentally disabled,
home health agencies, or hospices.
How long will it take for my employment eligibility to be updated
after I send in my Renewal form?
Your Registry status will be updated approximately ten (10) working
days after Pearson Vue receives the Renewal form.
To verify your employment eligibility:
I sent in my Renewal form but my record on the Registry has not
been updated yet. Can I still work as a nurse aide in a federally
certified facility?
You should keep a copy of your completed Renewal form and send it
certified mail to Pearson Vue.
A federally certified health care facility may continue to employ you
as a nurse aide if they have verified you worked at least eight (8) hours
in the past 24 month period, in a paid position providing hands-on care,
under the supervision of an RN or LPN.
To verify your Nurse Aide Registry status:
How do I transfer my status from another state’s Nurse Aide
Registry to the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry?
Only nurse aides who completed a training program of 120 hours or
more are eligible to transfer to Wisconsin. You may get the Registry
Out-of-State Application form ( exit
DHS; PDF, 112 KB)
via http://www.pearsonvue.com/
(exit
DHS)
Complete Part I of the application and attach verification of your
personal identity, including:
- Name,
- Date of birth, and
- Social Security Number.
Mail the completed form to the Nurse Aide Registry in the state where
you are currently listed. You can find the address and phone number of
each state's nurse aide registry Nurse Aide Registries (by state) (PDF,
68 KB) or via http://www.pearsonvue.com/
(exit
DHS)
Nurse aide registry personnel in that state must complete Part II of
the application to verify your status in that state. The other state will
mail the completed application to Wisconsin.
If you are transferring from another state, you must not provide
"hands on" care in a facility in Wisconsin until you have been
placed on the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry.
How do I transfer from the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry to
another state’s Nurse Aide Registry?
If you are listed on the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry and wish to be
included on another state's nurse aide registry, you must complete the
following steps:
- Make sure your employment eligibility status to work in federally
certified facilities is current on the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry;
- Contact the transferring state's registry and inquire about that
state's requirements; and
- Complete that state's application, following the directions from the
state where you wish to transfer.
You may maintain employment eligibility to work in Wisconsin federally
certified facilities by reporting your out-of-state employment to the
Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry.
Be sure to report your address change to the Wisconsin Nurse Aide
Registry so you will receive your Renewal notice promptly.
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Last Revised: October 28, 2009 |
