Healthcare Personnel Registry Rule
On March 10, 2020, the Governor of North Carolina, issued Executive Order No. 116, declaring a state of emergency to coordinate a response and enact protective measures to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, a respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death. Because the vendor for nurse aide testing in North Carolina suspended operations in the State until conditions were deemed safe to reopen, an emergency and temporary rule amendment for this rule were made effective April 20, 2020 and June 26, 2020, respectively. Because of the continued need and to make this rule amendment permanent in the N.C. Administrative Code, the North Carolina Medical Care Commission proposes to assist the State's healthcare workforce and the citizens of North Carolina who need medical care by allowing the requesting of reciprocity for the N.C. Nurse Aide I Registry for out-of-state nurse aides who are active and in good standing on another State’s Nurse Aide I Registry.
- Notification of proposed amendment of rule
- Notification of proposed amendment of rule - revised October 6, 2020
- Proposed Effective Date: April 1, 2021
- Public Comment Period: September 15, 2020 – November 16, 2020
Comments may be submitted by:- Email: [email protected]
- Mail: Nadine Pfeiffer, Division of Health Service Regulation, 809 Ruggles Drive, 2701 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2701
- Public Hearing:
- Date: October 20, 2020
- Time: 10:00 a.m.
- Teleconference: 1-877-848-7030; Access Code: 5133201
- The fiscal note was approved by:
- OSBM on July 1, 2020
- N.C. Medical Care Commission on August 14, 2020
- Fiscal Note
- Federal Certification required by GS 150B-19.1(g)
- The notice of text as approved by the N.C. Medical Care Commission on August 14, 2020:
- Public Comments
- Procedure for subjecting a proposed rule to Legislative Review: If an objection is not resolved prior to the adoption of the rule, a person may also submit written objections to the Rules Review Commission. If the Rules Review Commission receives written and signed objections in accordance with G.S. 150B-21.3(b2) from 10 or more persons clearly requesting review by the legislature and the Rules Review Commission approves the rule, the rule will become effective as provided in G.S. 150B-21.3(b1). The Commission will receive written objections until 5:00 p.m. on the day following the day the Commission approves the rule. The Commission will receive those objections by mail, delivery service, hand delivery, or facsimile transmission.