The Registry
Change of Address or Name
The Georgia Nurse Aide Registry must be kept informed of your current address and name.
There is no charge for changing your name or address on the Registry. You may notify the Registry of a name or address change by using the Address or Name Change Reporting Form on the Nurse Aide Registry website (www.mmis.georgia.gov) and click the Nurse Aide tab. Alternatively, you may call the Nurse Aide Registry at (800) 414-4358 or locally at (678) 527-3010 to change your mailing address on the Registry.
If your name changes at any time after you are placed on the Registry, you must send written notification of this change to the Registry. However, if you changed your name, you must provide official documentation along with your notification.
Written documentation must include:
- A copy of your signed social security card with the new name on it,
- A copy of a court issued marriage certificate, divorce decree, or other legal document that demonstrates the name change.
Your notification must include your previous name, current name, mailing address, phone number, and Social Security number. All documents provided to the Registry in support of your name change must be official and legal documents. Any documents provided may be subject to verification with the issuing source. Failure to inform the Registry of an address or name change may jeopardize your listing status. A correct address is required for you to receive notification for renewal. If there is a change of name or address, it is the sole responsibility of the CNA to report this change. You must send written notification within ten (10) business days of this change to the Registry. Please notify Alliant Health Solutions as soon as possible if you are not able to make this change within ten (10) business days.
Listing Renewal
Nurse aides on the Georgia Nurse Aide Registry must renew their registry listing to remain eligible for employment as a nurse aide. To be eligible for renewal based on employment, you must work for pay, performing nursing-related services, for at least eight (8) hours every twenty-four (24) consecutive months under the supervision of a nurse. This employment must be documented and reported to the Nurse Aide Registry prior to each listing expiration date. The listing expiration date is twenty-four (24) months from either the date of your last successful competency examination or last recertification date, whichever is more recent. A new state-approved nurse aide training course and/or competency examination is required if you do not work in a qualifying position for twenty-four (24) months.
Failure to inform the Registry of an address or name change may jeopardize your listing status. A correct address is required for you to receive notification for renewal.
Renewal Notice
Approximately sixty (60) days before the expiration of your Registry listing, the Registry will send a Renewal Application to the mailing address listed for you on the Registry. It is your responsibility to renew by the expiration date, even if you do not receive the Renewal Application from the Registry.
If you do not receive a Renewal Application, or you misplace it, a Nurse Aide Renewal Application (hardcopy or online digital entry) is available on the Registry web center www.mmis.georgia.gov (click Nurse Aide/Medication Aide).
When you receive your Renewal Application, please sign/date and complete Section A or B. You will need to submit a copy of your proof of employment within the renewal period. Private Duty requires additional documentation and proof of work history under a licensed nurse. Please review the private duty requirements on the registry web portal. Please contact the registry at (800) 414-4358 or locally at (678) 527-3010 for all renewal questions.
Renewal Fee
There is no fee for re-listing on the Georgia Nurse Aide Registry certification. For more information about re-activating a lapsed Nurse Aide Registry listing, please call the Georgia Nurse Aide Registry at (800) 414-4358 or locally at (678) 527-3010.
Petition For Removal of Finding of Neglect
An individual whose nurse aide certification has been revoked due to a finding of Neglect may have that Neglect removed if they have fulfilled the provisions set forth by the Social Security Act cited below:
The Social Security Act 1319(g) (1) (D) and 1919(g) (D); includes a provision to address the removal of a neglect finding on a nurse aide from the Nurse Aide Registry in limited circumstances. The law requires that when there is a finding of neglect against an aide, the nurse aide may petition the state to have his or her name removed from the registry. If the state determines that the employment and personal history of the nurse aide does not reflect a pattern of abusive behaviour or neglect; and the neglect involved in the finding was a singular occurrence. The law requires that a determination on a petition for removal cannot be made prior to the expiration of a one-year period beginning on the date which the finding against the nurse aide was added to the Nurse Aide Registry.
You may send your petition to C.N.A. Abuse Registrar, 2 Peachtree Street, 31-447, Atlanta, GA 30303. Once granted, you will then need to contact Alliant Health Solutions for guidelines to update your certified nurse aide certification.