Complete requirements guide for traveling healthcare workers
Application Fee
$65
Processing Time
4–8
weeks
Renewal Period
2
years
Renewal Fee
Varies
Unlike many states, Indiana requires a written test for reciprocity. However, you can work for 120 days on a 'pending' status while you arrange the exam with Ivy Tech.
License by Endorsement
Available for out-of-state licensees
Temporary License
Available while full license processes
Background Check
Required
Fingerprinting
Not required
Jurisprudence Exam
Not required
Endorsement Fee: $65
Indiana requires all out-of-state CNAs to pass a written competency exam to transfer. Testing is managed by Ivy Tech Community College.
Aide is allowed to work in Indiana for 120 days from the date of application while completing the written test and registry placement.
Includes time to schedule and pass the written exam and for the registry to update.
Registry history is maintained by the Department of Health, but testing is outsourced.
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