Utah CNA Registry
Check any Utah certified nursing assistant on the Utah Nursing Assistant Registry. The search is free, needs no account, and is the same record an employer sees. This page covers looking up a license, reading the status, keeping your certification active, and getting listed after your exam.
This is the state's own system, run by UNAR. It is the same database an employer checks, and the only place a certification status is authoritative.
Four ways to use this page. Pick the one that matches your situation.
Utah Nursing Assistant Registry
- Governing agency
- UNARUtah Department of Health and Human Services, Utah Nursing Assistant Registry
- Lookup portal
- ut.tmutest.com TMU, public search
- Registry phone
- 801-547-9947
- Renewal cycle
- 24 months work hours must be reported
How to Look Up a Utah CNA License
This section is the mechanics: where the search is, what to type into it, and how to read what comes back.
Utah keeps its nursing assistant records at ut.tmutest.com. The search is public, so you can check your own record or a candidate's record without an account and without paying.
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Open the Utah registry search
Go to ut.tmutest.com and use the Search Public Registry panel. The search takes a Search By dropdown set to Name, SSN, Certification Number or Misconduct, and one Look For box, which for a name search takes LAST, FIRST or FIRST LAST, because a single word is rejected. No login, no account, no fee.
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Enter your details as the registry recorded them
Use the name from the time of testing, and fill in what the panel asks for. If it offers a certification number box, the number is unique to one person and a name is not, but some panels take the number or a name, not both.
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Match the record to the person
Check every identifying detail the result shows, not just the name, before you treat a row as a match. A common surname can return more than one person, and the wrong record can look right at a glance.
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Read what the record says, not just that a name came back
Appearing on the registry is not the same as being current, so read what the record says about standing, whether that is a status, an expiry date, or both, then check it against the status table below. If a result links through to a fuller record, open it, because some registries keep the status there. The results table shows one card per person, carrying the name, the city, state and ZIP, whether the person has any active certification and whether they have a history of misconduct, with a Show Record Details link that opens a Certification History table of Certification, Status, Issued and Expires, where the Certification cell carries the certification number, and, on a record with a finding, a Has Prior Misconduct History table of Type and Verified At.
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Save a dated copy of the result
Print to PDF or screenshot the page showing the name, certification number, what the record says about standing, and the date you checked. Employers and agencies usually want that record on file.
How to find your certification number
Where a search takes the number, it narrows the result to one person in a way a name may not. If you have lost it, it is on any of these.
- Your certificate or wallet card, if your state issued one after the skills test
- The result page of the registry search itself, once you have found your record
- Your employer's personnel file, because facilities record it when they verify you at hire
- The registry, on 801-547-9947, if none of the above works
What Each Utah CNA Registry Status Means
The status field is the part that decides whether someone can work. Wording varies by state, so read the exact term on the record rather than assuming what it means.
| Status | What it means | Can they work? |
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| Has active certifications | Shown on the result card when at least one certification on the record is current. Open Show Record Details to see the expiry date. | Yes |
| Previously certified, none active | Shown on the result card when nothing on the record is current. Utah keeps a lapsed record listed for 24 months after it expires, so this is what an expired certification looks like until it drops off the search. | No |
| Active | The word in the Status column of the Certification History table, on the row for the current period. The Expires date on that row is when it ends. | Yes |
| Initial | The row for the first certification period, which stays in the history after it ends. It appears on current and lapsed records alike, so look for an Active row above it and read the Expires date before deciding whether the person is current. | Conditional, confirm before the shift |
| Archived | Appears on the most recent period of a record that has lapsed. Older periods that ended read Expired and often sit under a newer Active row, so read the top row of the history. With no Active row above it, the person is not current. | No |
Why Your Utah CNA License Is Not Showing on the Registry
| Problem | What is happening | What to do |
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| Your name returns no results | The registry stores the legal name you used at the time of testing. Utah stops publishing a record 24 months after the certificate expires, so a certification that lapsed more than two years ago will not be found however you search, unless there is an abuse finding, which stays listed for life. Inside those two years a lapsed record does still come up, because the search has no status filter. The search will not run on a single word either: it needs a surname and a first name, in either order. A common name returns at most 100 results and the rest are not shown, so add the full first name. | Search your maiden or pre-marriage name, and give the search less to match on rather than more. |
| You passed but you are not listed | Results have to reach the registry from your testing entity before you show as certified. | Give the registry time to process them, then call 801-547-9947 with your test date and testing entity. |
| The record shows as expired but you have been working | Qualifying hours have to be reported before the record updates, and yours may not have been filed. | File the report yourself, through the state's system, the Nursing Assistant Renewal Notice Form, printed from your TMU account and returned to UNAR, while the state still accepts it, then re-check the record. If it no longer does, the reinstatement routes below apply. |
| You do not know how to file the report | The registry expects the report to come from you, so it will not arrive on its own. | File it yourself: the Nursing Assistant Renewal Notice Form, printed from your TMU account and returned to UNAR. If you cannot, contact the registry on 801-547-9947 or office@utahcnaregistry.com and ask what it accepts. |
| Details on your record are wrong | Name, address and registry data come from what was submitted to the registry, when your record was created or since. | Contact the registry on 801-547-9947 or office@utahcnaregistry.com with documentation of the correct details. |
How to Verify a CNA License in Utah
This section is what the result proves: what a record is evidence of, what to save as your copy of it, and what it means for you specifically. The search itself is the same for everyone.
Verifying your own license after finishing training
Look yourself up at ut.tmutest.com once your testing entity has filed your results. Save a dated copy of the record, because most employers ask for proof at offer stage rather than checking themselves.
Verifying your license after transferring from another state
A certification held in another state does not appear in Utah until reciprocity is processed. Until a Utah record exists, employers here cannot verify you, and your out-of-state record is the only proof you have. See transferring a license to Utah for the application route, then verify the new record the same way.
Verifying someone else's license (for employers)
Federal rules require a facility to check the registry before it lets someone work as a nursing assistant. The record carries two things: the certification status, and any substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of resident property the state has recorded against that person. Read both, because someone can be listed and still carry a finding that bars employment. The record only covers Utah, so if a candidate has worked elsewhere, search that state's registry too.
How to Renew Your Utah CNA License
Renewal in Utah is yours to file. You report your own qualifying work to the registry, and the record does not update until you do, however long you have been working.
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Work at least 200 hours in a qualifying role
The hours must be paid nursing or nursing-related duties inside the 24 months before your record lapses. Unpaid placements and volunteer shifts do not count. Which paid work counts? Paid nursing or nursing-related work under the direction of a licensed nurse. Volunteer hours, nursing school clinical hours and out-of-country missionary work do not count. Does work in another state count? Yes, if you hold an active certification and are in good standing in the state where you are working. Those hours go on the same Utah renewal form.
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File the report yourself
You submit it, not your employer, through the state's system, the Nursing Assistant Renewal Notice Form, printed from your TMU account and returned to UNAR. The record does not update until you do, so file before it lapses. A licensed nurse (LPN, RN or APRN) signs Section 1 of the form to confirm you worked the 200 paid hours, and you sign and date Section 2 before sending it in. If one employer cannot account for all 200 hours, print a form for each, have each one signed, and submit them together.
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Check the record, and read the expiry date if it has one
Look yourself up at ut.tmutest.com once the report has been filed. Where the record carries an expiry date, a status of active on its own is not enough, because the previous period may still be running, and the expiry date is what tells you the new period has actually started.
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Fix a missing report before it lapses
If the hours were worked but never reported, that is correctable, and it is far easier to correct while the record is still active. Contact the registry on 801-547-9947 or office@utahcnaregistry.com and ask what they will accept as evidence of the work.
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Keep your own dated copy
Save a copy of the record showing your current status, and the new expiry date where the record has one. If a report is ever missed, that copy is what you give a new employer while the registry corrects it.
| Item | Utah |
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| Active period | 24 months |
| Work required | At least 200 hours of paid nursing or nursing-related duties |
| Which paid work counts | Paid nursing or nursing-related work under the direction of a licensed nurse. Volunteer hours, nursing school clinical hours and out-of-country missionary work do not count. |
| What does not count | Volunteer shifts and unpaid clinical placements |
| Work in another state | Yes, if you hold an active certification and are in good standing in the state where you are working. Those hours go on the same Utah renewal form. |
| Who reports it | You. The registry expects the worker to file |
| Where the report is filed | the Nursing Assistant Renewal Notice Form, printed from your TMU account and returned to UNAR |
| Evidence of the hours | A licensed nurse (LPN, RN or APRN) signs Section 1 of the form to confirm you worked the 200 paid hours, and you sign and date Section 2 before sending it in. If one employer cannot account for all 200 hours, print a form for each, have each one signed, and submit them together. |
| Renewal fee | None. A renewal form that arrives between one day and six months late carries a $40 late fee, which UNAR collects by a secure payment link before the renewal is processed. |
| Filing deadline | The signed form has to reach UNAR before your expiration date. Renewal forms appear in your TMU account 90 days before it and stay there for six months after, and UNAR emails reminders 90, 60 and 30 days ahead and posts a form 45 days ahead. A form that arrives between one day and six months late needs a $40 late fee, and after six months you have to retest instead. |
How to Reinstate a Lapsed Utah CNA License
If your active period runs out without the qualifying work reported, the record stops being active. What it takes to come back depends on which of these you are.
| Your situation | What you do | Retesting |
|---|---|---|
| You worked recently, but the hours were never reported | File the report for that work now, through the state's system, the Nursing Assistant Renewal Notice Form, printed from your TMU account and returned to UNAR, while the state still accepts it | Not while the state still accepts the renewal |
| No qualifying work for 24 months or more | A CNA with no findings on UNAR's abuse registry can retest instead of retraining, either because the 200 hours were not worked or because the certificate has been expired for less than 24 months. You apply with the Expired Certificate Application and get three attempts at both exams, and failing either one means completing another approved training program. More than 24 months past the expiration date the retest route closes and a training program is the only way back. | Yes, to work in a Medicare- or Medicaid-certified facility |
| You hold an active certification in another state | Apply through reciprocity. See our Utah reciprocity guide | Usually not |
| You are not working in a Medicare- or Medicaid-certified facility | The federal requirement does not reach you, but some states require certification or registration in other settings, and many employers still ask for an active certification | Not under federal rules |
How to Get on the Utah CNA Registry
In Utah you do not file a registry application yourself. You train, you test, and your testing entity sends the application and results to the registry.
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Meet the basic requirements
You must be at least 16. Training providers may set their own requirements on top of that.
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Complete an approved 100-hour course
Train with a provider approved in Utah. Our CNA program directory does not cover Utah yet, so start from the state's own approved-provider list.
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Pass the written and skills tests
A knowledge examination, which you may take written or orally, and a hands-on skills demonstration. Both must be passed. Federal rules say you can choose to take the knowledge test orally instead of in writing, but some states offer that only as an approved accommodation, so ask your testing entity how to request it if reading is difficult for you or English is not your first language.
If a facility has already hired you, both tests have to be passed within 120 days of your hire date. Our free CNA practice tests cover the same knowledge areas as the written test, and the free CNA skills course walks through the skills evaluation itself.
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Let your testing entity file the results
The testing entity sends your application and results straight to the registry. There is nothing for you to submit.
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Check that you appear on the registry
Give the registry time to process the result, then look yourself up at ut.tmutest.com before you contact the registry.
Utah CNA Registry Contact Information
- Phone
- 801-547-9947
- office@utahcnaregistry.com
- Mailing address
- 450 Simmons Way #700
Kaysville, UT 84037
- License lookup
- ut.tmutest.com
- Registry information
- Utah Nursing Assistant Registry
Utah CNA Requirements at a Glance
| Requirement | Utah |
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| Registry name | Utah Nursing Assistant Registry |
| Credential term used by the state | nursing assistant |
| Governing agency | Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Utah Nursing Assistant Registry |
| Minimum age | 16 |
| Total training hours | 100 |
| Clinical hours | 24 |
| Exam | A knowledge examination, which you may take written or orally, and a hands-on skills demonstration. Both must be passed. |
| Testing deadline | Both tests within 120 days of hire |
| Application fee | Free |
| Renewal cycle | 24 months, worker-reported hours |
| Testing vendor | UNAR writes and scores the exams, and independent UNAR-approved testing sites across the state administer them |
Transferring a CNA License To or From Utah (Reciprocity)
Reciprocity is how an active certification held in one state becomes a certification in another. It usually avoids retesting, but only while your current certification is in good standing. A lapsed or flagged record cannot transfer.
The route in and out of Utah, the documents required and the current processing time are covered in the guide. The tool checks any two states against each other.
Utah CNA Training Programs
The steps above are the whole route onto the registry. The one thing that usually comes before them is an approved 100-hour program. The state itself charges no application fee, so training is the cost that matters.
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Our directory does not cover Utah yet, so the state's own approved-provider list is the place to start.
If you want to prepare before you enrol, our free CNA skills course covers the material the program and the skills test are built on.
Utah CNA Registry FAQ
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Look Up a CNA License in Another State
Every state runs its own registry, and a certification is only verifiable in the state that issued it. Pick a state to see its portal, its status vocabulary and its renewal rules.