Nurse Renewal Check is a service provided by CNO for employers of nurses, facility operators or anyone else who needs to check the registration status of nurses they employ.
This service is an alternative to manually reviewing each nurse’s registration status by phone or using CNO’s Find a Nurse register. It saves time for organizations that employ a large number of nurses.
What are the benefits of Nurse Renewal Check?
- Increased efficiency: You can confirm the registration status of many nurses in one easy step.
- Improved risk management: You will quickly know which nurses are registered to practice and whether any have had their registration suspended or revoked, or have terms, conditions or limitations in effect on their registration. This helps you to schedule staff appropriately and address any issues directly with your nurses.
- Public protection: You can protect your patients and your facility by quickly identifying anyone whose CNO registration has been suspended or revoked, or who is an unregistered practitioner.
How do I use this service?
Download and fill in the Nurse Renewal Check template with each nurse’s information. CNO then confirms whether each nurse is eligible to practice in Ontario.
We will inform you if any of the nurses listed have had their CNO membership suspended or revoked, or if they have terms, conditions or limitations in effect on their registration. You can use the service as many times as you need to, at any time of year.
Follow these steps to complete a Nurse Renewal Check:
- Download the Nurse Renewal Check template and fill in the name, registration number and category (RN or RPN) of each nurse you are enquiring about.
- Download, complete and sign the Service Agreement and Site Contact Information form.
- Email your completed spreadsheet and form to nurserenewalcheck@cnomail.org.
- CNO will email your report within five business days. You need to include the Service Agreement and Site Contact form only with your first Nurse Renewal Check of the year, unless the information changes.