Great advice below, Limestone. Call the Alabama's Department of Health, Nursing section. They're experts who can give you advice such as how to transfer your certification.
When I was thinking about being an "independent CNA" I called my state's agency and she was most helpful. She reiterated I could only use my training as an independent caregiver, not as a CNA because CNAs are required to be under the supervision of an RN. She gave me other perspectives that helped me a lot.
Furthermore, if you're going to try to act as an independent caregiver, you'll need a contract for your duties and how much you get paid. Don't forget to include Social Security and health care insurance. Otherwise, you could ruin your future.
Read, then re-read AlvaDeer, JoAnn29, and 97yearoldmom's posts below. Another idea that might help you is to contact the area's businesses that provide CNA caregiving and see if it's possible to be hired on and be appointed as your mom's CNA. They may let you be full-time with her but I doubt it and you may be required to caregive for other clients.
If you leave your education and your home to move in with Mom I caution you. You will not in any state receive a CNA wage, nor even a minimal wage for your 24/7 care. Recently we saw a person ready to go to shelter as ended jobless, homeless, without education or job history and without anything. We recommend starting at a shelter in such cases, getting minimum pay job, saving until you can afford a room in someone's home, then a studio, and working up.
When you take over care as you plan it all "sounds" good. But what problems you see before you are the TIP OF THE ICEBERG that will take you down ship and all, and do little good for your loved one.
Please rethink this. Continue with your work. I worked up from CNA to LVN to RN. You can do this and at that point will be assured of a good job anywhere in our country.
If you DO this move I pray you will not do, then be certain to have your CNA certification FIRST, and be sure you can transfer any certification or licensure to the other state.
"Reciprocity, also known as an endorsement, is a state-to-state agreement allowing you to transfer your CNA license without going through the entire certification process in the new state."
In my State the Nursing Board certifies CNAs. From what I read, in my State there is a number to call to be able to do this. Your instructor should be able to point you in the right direction.
To get paid to care for Mom? In PA they have programs thru Medicaid that train you thru an agency. The agency hires you with benefits and allows u to care for Mom. But she probably needs to fit Medicaid criteria. Mom can pay you. If you work for an agency, maybe they will allow u to care for Mom but she would need to pay the agency. The good thing would be you get credit towards SS and your payroll taxes deducted. Otherwise, I have no idea how you can get paid to care for Mom.
You have to think long and hard about caring for Mom and how it will effect your earnings towards SS. Your future is important. You may be better finding Mom help and working than trying to find a way to get paid to care for Mom.
There are many if, ands and buts to this question.
Out-of-State CNAs Out-of-state CNAs who take positions in Alabama nursing homes can have their status transferred, provided their credentials are active and in good standing Those who take positions in other settings such as home health will need to re-enroll in training programs in order to achieve Alabama CNA status.
Your question implies you want to be paid for taking care of your mom using your Florida license.
If mom is paying you direct, then yes, you could be paid by mom. If you wanted to be paid otherwise you would need to apply to a company that provides services mom pays or her insurance pays.
This would depend on your moms condition, her insurance coverage to pay for CNA help for that condition and your being able to be hired by a company that provides that coverage in her area.
You need to understand that they would only pay you for a limited number of hours per week for your moms care. Otherwise you would be caring for others.
So moms health requirements Moms insurance Moms ability to pay Huntsville companies policies
Lots of issues. Look at that link to learn more about Alabama CNA requirements.
When I was thinking about being an "independent CNA" I called my state's agency and she was most helpful. She reiterated I could only use my training as an independent caregiver, not as a CNA because CNAs are required to be under the supervision of an RN. She gave me other perspectives that helped me a lot.
Furthermore, if you're going to try to act as an independent caregiver, you'll need a contract for your duties and how much you get paid. Don't forget to include Social Security and health care insurance. Otherwise, you could ruin your future.
Read, then re-read AlvaDeer, JoAnn29, and 97yearoldmom's posts below. Another idea that might help you is to contact the area's businesses that provide CNA caregiving and see if it's possible to be hired on and be appointed as your mom's CNA. They may let you be full-time with her but I doubt it and you may be required to caregive for other clients.
You will not in any state receive a CNA wage, nor even a minimal wage for your 24/7 care.
Recently we saw a person ready to go to shelter as ended jobless, homeless, without education or job history and without anything. We recommend starting at a shelter in such cases, getting minimum pay job, saving until you can afford a room in someone's home, then a studio, and working up.
When you take over care as you plan it all "sounds" good. But what problems you see before you are the TIP OF THE ICEBERG that will take you down ship and all, and do little good for your loved one.
Please rethink this. Continue with your work. I worked up from CNA to LVN to RN. You can do this and at that point will be assured of a good job anywhere in our country.
If you DO this move I pray you will not do, then be certain to have your CNA certification FIRST, and be sure you can transfer any certification or licensure to the other state.
Best of luck.
In my State the Nursing Board certifies CNAs. From what I read, in my State there is a number to call to be able to do this. Your instructor should be able to point you in the right direction.
To get paid to care for Mom? In PA they have programs thru Medicaid that train you thru an agency. The agency hires you with benefits and allows u to care for Mom. But she probably needs to fit Medicaid criteria. Mom can pay you. If you work for an agency, maybe they will allow u to care for Mom but she would need to pay the agency. The good thing would be you get credit towards SS and your payroll taxes deducted. Otherwise, I have no idea how you can get paid to care for Mom.
You have to think long and hard about caring for Mom and how it will effect your earnings towards SS. Your future is important. You may be better finding Mom help and working than trying to find a way to get paid to care for Mom.
Out-of-State CNAs
Out-of-state CNAs who take positions in Alabama nursing homes can have their status transferred, provided their credentials are active and in good standing
Those who take positions in other settings such as home health will need to re-enroll in training programs in order to achieve Alabama CNA status.
From the link below
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/cna/alabama-nursing-assistant/#out
Your question implies you want to be paid for taking care of your mom using your Florida license.
If mom is paying you direct, then yes, you could be paid by mom.
If you wanted to be paid otherwise you would need to apply to a company that provides services mom pays or her insurance pays.
This would depend on your moms condition,
her insurance coverage to pay for CNA help for that condition
and your being able to be hired by a company that provides that coverage in her area.
You need to understand that they would only pay you for a limited number of hours per week for your moms care. Otherwise you would be caring for others.
So moms health requirements
Moms insurance
Moms ability to pay
Huntsville companies policies
Lots of issues. Look at that link to learn more about Alabama CNA requirements.