How to Complete and Submit the New Mexico CNA Renewal Form

To complete your New Mexico CNA renewal, log in to the TMU portal at nm.tmutest.com, confirm you worked at least eight paid hours as a nurse aide in the last 24 months, select your employer for verification, and pay the $25 fee by credit card. The Nurse Aide Registry moved from the Department of Health to the New Mexico Health Care Authority on July 1, 2024, and renewals by mail, fax, or email are no longer accepted.¹New Mexico Health Care Authority. Certified Nurse Aide Registry

The Eight-Hour Work Requirement

You must have worked for pay as a nurse aide for at least eight hours during your current two-year certification period, performing nurse aide duties under the supervision of a licensed or registered nurse.²Prometric. New Mexico Nursing Assistant Registry Renewal Form Volunteer shifts and unpaid caregiving for family don’t count. Without those paid hours, you can’t renew and will eventually need to retake the state competency exam.

Your employer verifies the hours as part of the online process. When you submit through TMU, the system routes the request to the employer you pick, and that employer approves or denies the hours.³D&S Diversified Technologies. New Mexico Nurse Aide: How to Renew Your Certification in TMU Give your supervisor or HR contact a heads-up before you start so the request doesn’t sit unanswered.

Step By Step in the TMU Portal

Every renewal now runs through nm.tmutest.com. The old Prometric paper form and Santa Fe mailing address are no longer in use.¹New Mexico Health Care Authority. Certified Nurse Aide Registry Work through the process in this order:³D&S Diversified Technologies. New Mexico Nurse Aide: How to Renew Your Certification in TMU

• Sign in at nm.tmutest.com with your email or username and password. Use the “Forgot Your Password?” link if you can’t get in.
• Look for the message that you have certifications eligible for renewal and click through. If it doesn’t appear, click the “Employment” button at the top of the page.
• On the Renewal Letters page, click “Click here to submit Employment Renewal,” then “ADD EMPLOYMENT RENEWAL.”
• Choose “Nurse Aide” as the certification type, pick your employer from the drop-down list, and enter your employment start and end dates.
• Pay by credit card and click “Pay Now.” If your employer is covering the fee, choose “Sponsor Payment” and click “Create.” If the employer is a state-funded facility, select that employer and click “Create” — no fee is charged.

Once submitted, the request goes to your employer for approval. You can log back into TMU or search the public registry to see whether it’s been processed.

When To Renew and the Grace Period

You can file the renewal starting 30 days before your expiration date, and the state allows a 30-day grace period after expiration.¹New Mexico Health Care Authority. Certified Nurse Aide Registry Once approved, the new certification period runs for two years from your last reported date of employment, not from the date you submitted the renewal.²Prometric. New Mexico Nursing Assistant Registry Renewal Form

Don’t treat the grace period as extra time. If your employer is slow to approve or TMU throws an error, those days disappear fast. A few weeks of lead time is the safest bet.

The $25 Fee

The standard renewal fee is $25, paid by credit card inside the portal.¹New Mexico Health Care Authority. Certified Nurse Aide Registry Some employers pay through the “Sponsor Payment” option. If you work for a state-funded facility, there’s no fee at all.³D&S Diversified Technologies. New Mexico Nurse Aide: How to Renew Your Certification in TMU Checks and money orders aren’t accepted.

Checking That It Went Through

After your employer approves the request, your updated certification and new expiration date post to the public registry. Search for your record at nm.tmutest.com using your name, Social Security number, or certificate number.⁴NM TMU. New Mexico Registry Search No paper certificate is mailed; the registry entry is the official record, and that’s what employers check before hiring.

If You Miss the Grace Period

Miss both your expiration date and the 30-day grace period, and your certification lapses. At that point you have to retake the state competency exam, which includes a written portion and a clinical skills demonstration, to get back on the registry.¹New Mexico Health Care Authority. Certified Nurse Aide Registry

If your certification has been lapsed for more than 24 months, the Health Care Authority offers a Reactivation by Exam Waiver pathway through a separate TMU application. Eligibility details are posted on the HCA’s Certified Nurse Aide Registry page.¹New Mexico Health Care Authority. Certified Nurse Aide Registry

Who To Call for Help

For login problems, payment errors, or questions about a stalled request, call Headmaster, the registry vendor, at 888-401-0462. For questions directed to the state itself, email the Nurse Aide Registry at CNA.Registry@hca.nm.gov.¹New Mexico Health Care Authority. Certified Nurse Aide Registry

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  New Mexico Health Care Authority. Certified Nurse Aide Registry
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  Prometric. New Mexico Nursing Assistant Registry Renewal Form
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  D&S Diversified Technologies. New Mexico Nurse Aide: How to Renew Your Certification in TMU
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  NM TMU. New Mexico Registry Search