Healthcare credential route desk

Find the right authority before you study.

“CNA,” “EMT,” “medical assistant,” and the other allied-health roles do not share one universal exam. Start with the state, credential, and eligibility path that actually governs your goal.

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Career and credential planning only.Koydo Health does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, clinical training, emergency triage, certification, licensure, or permission to practice. For a medical emergency, call local emergency services.

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Build the route before you buy prep

Choose a role, name your jurisdiction, and confirm the exact authority. Your plan stays in this browser.

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Keep sensitive information out. Do not enter patient information, symptoms, diagnoses, medical records, government ID numbers, passwords, or payment details.

1. Which role are you exploring?

2. State, territory, or country where you plan to work3. Credential route to confirm

4. Where are you now?Target date

5. Next authority-confirmed actionPrivate notes

6. Route checklist

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Confirm the state regulator, registry, or board for where I plan to work.Write down the exact credential, permit, registration, or license name.Verify my eligibility and any approved training or supervised-experience requirement.Open the current candidate handbook, content outline, and accommodation policy from the named authority.Collect only the documents the authority requires; keep identity and health information out of this planner.Apply, pay, or schedule only through the regulator, credentialing body, or its named testing provider.

Nothing here proves eligibility, certification, licensure, readiness, or permission to practice.

Six different routes

One label is not one authority

Each card names the first decision to verify. It does not replace the regulator or certifier.

CNA

Nurse aide / Certified Nursing Assistant

Start with: Your state-approved training program, competency evaluator, and nurse aide registry
Why it varies: Federal rules set a floor, while states approve programs, administer or approve competency evaluation, and maintain the registry.

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EMT

Emergency Medical Technician

Start with: Your state EMS office plus the National Registry process used by your state
Why it varies: National Registry certification and legal permission to practice are related but not interchangeable; the state controls licensure or authorization.

Plan this route

Medical assistant

Medical Assistant

Start with: The exact credential required by your employer, program, or jurisdiction
Why it varies: There is no single universal medical-assistant exam; CMA (AAMA), RMA (AMT), and CCMA (NHA) have different eligibility rules.

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Phlebotomy

Phlebotomy Technician

Start with: Your state or employer requirement plus the exact certifier you intend to use
Why it varies: Training, supervised collection evidence, certification, and state permission can differ by route and location.

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Pharmacy tech

Pharmacy Technician

Start with: Your state board of pharmacy plus the credential named by the board or employer
Why it varies: Registration, licensure, training, national certification, renewal, and scope rules vary by state.

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Dental assistant

Dental Assistant

Start with: Your state dental board requirements plus any DANB credential or component exam the state recognizes
Why it varies: Job titles, allowable duties, radiography requirements, permits, education, and recognized exams differ by state.

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What Koydo does not claim

A checklist is not a license.

reviewed Koydo questions

No question bank, mock exam, grade, pass prediction, or clinical-skill assessment is offered here.

records sent to Koydo

The planner uses browser storage on this device. It has no account, analytics form, or submission endpoint.

Final say

stays with the authority

State boards, registries, EMS offices, credentialing bodies, programs, and employers decide what applies.

Primary-source handoffs

Open the current rule at its owner

Reviewed August 4, 2026. Recheck the source before acting because requirements can change.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCertified Nursing Assistant career and state resourcesStart with state-approved training, the state competency process, and the state nurse aide registry.National Registry of Emergency Medical TechniciansEMT Candidate HandbookCheck the current national certification process, candidate duties, examination policy, and state-office handoff.American Association of Medical AssistantsCMA (AAMA) eligibilityVerify whether the CMA (AAMA) route matches your education or other eligibility pathway.American Medical TechnologistsRegistered Medical Assistant eligibilityCompare the RMA education, work-based, and other current eligibility routes.National Healthcareer AssociationCertified Clinical Medical AssistantConfirm current CCMA eligibility and the credential's own application path.National Healthcareer AssociationCertified Phlebotomy TechnicianCheck the CPT training or experience route and required live collection evidence.ASCP Board of CertificationPhlebotomy Technician credentialsCompare the current PBT(ASCP) and PBT(ASCPi) eligibility routes and documentation.Pharmacy Technician Certification BoardCertified Pharmacy TechnicianVerify the CPhT education or work-experience pathway and PTCE requirements.Pharmacy Technician Certification BoardState regulations and board linksFind the relevant state board, then confirm current registration, licensure, and scope rules with that board.Dental Assisting National BoardState dental assisting requirementsCheck state-specific job titles, allowable duties, education, exams, and board links.Dental Assisting National BoardCertified Dental AssistantVerify current CDA component exams, pathways, documentation, and testing rules.

The safest first win

Name the authority. Then name the credential.

If those two lines are still blank, do not pay for an application, training program, or prep product yet.

Finish my route

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Healthcare credential route desk

Find the right authority before you study.

Build my private route Check primary sources

No account
No patient data
No readiness score
No payment

Private route planner

Build the route before you buy prep

Choose a role, name your jurisdiction, and confirm the exact authority. Your plan stays in this browser.

Loading device plan

Keep sensitive information out. Do not enter patient information, symptoms, diagnoses, medical records, government ID numbers, passwords, or payment details.

1. Which role are you exploring?

2. State, territory, or country where you plan to work3. Credential route to confirm

4. Where are you now?Target date

5. Next authority-confirmed actionPrivate notes

6. Route checklist

0 of 6 confirmed

Nothing here proves eligibility, certification, licensure, readiness, or permission to practice.

Six different routes

One label is not one authority

Each card names the first decision to verify. It does not replace the regulator or certifier.

CNA

Nurse aide / Certified Nursing Assistant

Start with: Your state-approved training program, competency evaluator, and nurse aide registry
Why it varies: Federal rules set a floor, while states approve programs, administer or approve competency evaluation, and maintain the registry.

Plan this route

EMT

Emergency Medical Technician

Start with: Your state EMS office plus the National Registry process used by your state
Why it varies: National Registry certification and legal permission to practice are related but not interchangeable; the state controls licensure or authorization.

Plan this route

Medical assistant

Medical Assistant

Start with: The exact credential required by your employer, program, or jurisdiction
Why it varies: There is no single universal medical-assistant exam; CMA (AAMA), RMA (AMT), and CCMA (NHA) have different eligibility rules.

Plan this route

Phlebotomy

Phlebotomy Technician

Start with: Your state or employer requirement plus the exact certifier you intend to use
Why it varies: Training, supervised collection evidence, certification, and state permission can differ by route and location.

Plan this route

Pharmacy tech

Pharmacy Technician

Start with: Your state board of pharmacy plus the credential named by the board or employer
Why it varies: Registration, licensure, training, national certification, renewal, and scope rules vary by state.

Plan this route

Dental assistant

Dental Assistant

Start with: Your state dental board requirements plus any DANB credential or component exam the state recognizes
Why it varies: Job titles, allowable duties, radiography requirements, permits, education, and recognized exams differ by state.

Plan this route

What Koydo does not claim

A checklist is not a license.

reviewed Koydo questions

No question bank, mock exam, grade, pass prediction, or clinical-skill assessment is offered here.

records sent to Koydo

The planner uses browser storage on this device. It has no account, analytics form, or submission endpoint.

Final say

stays with the authority

State boards, registries, EMS offices, credentialing bodies, programs, and employers decide what applies.

Primary-source handoffs

Open the current rule at its owner

Reviewed August 4, 2026. Recheck the source before acting because requirements can change.

The safest first win

Name the authority. Then name the credential.

If those two lines are still blank, do not pay for an application, training program, or prep product yet.

Finish my route