Health Care Personnel Education and Credentialing Section

• Contact Information
• Announcements
• Guidance
• Nurse Aide I
• Geriatric Aide
• Home Care Specialty Training for Nurse Aides
• Medication Aide – Nursing Home
• Medication Aide – Adult Care Home
• Feeding Assistant
• Documents for Training Programs
• Resources

Contact Information

Click here to obtain the contact information for your Education Consultant.

Announcements

February 26, 2024:

Beginning April 1, 2024, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and Credentia are making changes to the skills component of the Nurse Aide State-Approved Competency Exam. Modifications implemented during COVID-19 are being removed. To learn more, please review Credentia’s website and how to complete each skill in the Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook. 

September 2023:

All Candidate Handbooks are going digital beginning January 1, 2024. The last day to order paper handbooks is December 31, 2023.

Guidance

2020 – 2023 Guidance from DHSR

2020 – 2023 Guidance from CMS

Nurse Aide I

• Role of DHSR
• Regulations
• Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)
• Range of Function
• Education Requirements
• List of State-Approved Nurse Aide I Training Programs
• Nursing Homes
• High Schools
• Nursing Schools
• Licensed Nurses
• Competency Evaluation (Examination)
• Registry Information
• Verify Registry Listing
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Contacts

For Training Programs Only:

• Program Coordinator Orientation
  • PowerPoint
  • Handout
  • Skills Evaluation Review  - Please scroll down under Resources to find the NNAAP Skills Review Presentation
• State-Approved Curriculum

Geriatric Aide

• Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)
• Affiliation With Nurse Aide I Training
• History
• Education Requirements
• List of State-Approved Geriatric Aide Training Programs
• Registry Information
• Verify Registry Listing
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Contacts

For Training Programs Only:

• State-Approved Curriculum 

Home Care Specialty Training for Nurse Aides

• Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)
• History
• Education Requirements
• List of State-Approved Home Care Aide Training Programs
• Registry Information
• Verify Registry Listing
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Contacts

For Training Programs Only:

• State-Approved Curriculum

Medication Aide – Nursing Home

• General Information
  • State Regulations
  • Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)
  • History
  • Education Requirements
  • North Carolina Board of Nursing Position Statement
  • Employer Responsibilities
  • State-Approved Competency Evaluation
  • Registry
  • Who to Contact for Assistance
• Verify Registry Listing
• Frequently Asked Questions

Medication Aide – Adult Care Home

• General Information
  • State Regulations
  • Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)
  • History
  • Education Requirements
  • North Carolina Board of Nursing Position Statement
  • Forms
  • Employer Responsibilities
  • State-Approved Competency Evaluation
  • Registry
  • Who to Contact for Assistance
• Verify Registry Listing
• Adult Care Licensure Section

Feeding Assistant

• State-Approved Curriculum
• Assistance

A Feeding Assistant is a single-task worker used to feed residents in nursing homes. Nursing homes may only use paid Feeding Assistants after they pass state-approved training.

Documents for Training Programs

• Nurse Aide I Application (Updated June 2024)
• Geriatric Aide Application (Must Be An Approved Nurse Aide I Training Program)
• Home Care Aide Application (Must Be An Approved Nurse Aide I Training Program)
• Clinical Site Approval Form (Updated September 2023)
• Course Schedule and Supplemental Teaching Methodology Form
• Faculty Approval Requirements Form (Updated September 2023)
• Faculty Approval Request Form (Updated September 2023)
• Basic Equipment and Supply List (Updated September 2023)

• Reapproval Application (Updated June 2024)
• Refresher Application
• Program Modification Form (Updated June 2024)
• Clinical Site Approval Form (Updated September 2023)
• Clinical Site Removal Form (Updated September 2023)
• Course Schedule and Supplemental Teaching Methodology Form (Non-Hybrid Program) (Updated September 2023)
• Course Schedule and Supplemental Teaching Methodology Form (Hybrid Program) (September 2023)
• Faculty Approval Requirements Form (Updated September 2023)
• Faculty Approval Request Form (Updated September 2023)
• Faculty Removal Form (Updated September 2023)
• Basic Equipment and Supply List (Updated September 2023)

Resources

• Glossary of Terms