Certified Community Health Worker (CCHW)

• High school diploma or equivalency
• Nevada Certification Board approved CHW training
  • Click here for more information on the course.
• 44 hours of approved continuing education, completed within the past five years:
  • 20 Hours of general continuing education
  • 8 hours of behavioral health training (mental health and/or substance use, and/or alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) training)
  • 8 hours of health equity and/or community organizing (may include social determinants of health)
  • 6 hours of cultural competency/cultural humility and/or NCB approved ethics training)
  • 1 hour of self-care/burnout prevention
  • 1 hour of HIPAA training
• 500 hours of relevant work experience 
• 50 hours of closely supervised experience in CCHW competency areas
• Signed code of ethics
• All candidates must attest to the following:
  • I understand that in order to be employed as a CCHW, I may be required by my employer to complete a CPR/first aid training course, obtain a TB test, and submit to a background check.
• Certification fee of $150
• Residency Requirement:
  • You must live or work in Nevada at least 50% of the time to be certified by the Nevada Certification Board and to maintain that certification.
  • Recertification: A renewal fee of $50 and 20 hours of continuing education* in the Nevada CHW Competencies earned every two years, including four (4) hours of training in cultural competency/humility/sensitivity.

* For all continuing education hours (CEHs), please submit a certificate of attendance or participation from an approved training organization that includes the following information:

• Name of training organization(s) and/or sponsor(s)
• Title of training/conference
• Date(s) of training/conference
• Name of participant/attendee
• Hours of attendance/participation