Health Care Personnel Education and Credentialing Section

• Announcements
• Guidance
• DHSR Education Consultants and Contact Information
• Nurse Aide I
• Geriatric Aide
• Home Care Aide Specialty Training
• Medication Aide – Nursing Home
• Medication Aide – Adult Care Home
• Feeding Assistant
• Documents for Training Programs

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 Information and Guidance from DHSR

2020 – 2023 Information and Guidance from CMS

DHSR Education Consultants and Contact Information

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

If you have questions regarding the Nurse Aide or Medication Aide registries please call 919-855-3969 (Monday-Friday, 8:00am-12:00pm; 1:00pm-3:00 pm)

Nurse Aide I

• General Information
  • Federal Regulations
  • State Regulations
  • Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)
  • Education Requirements
  • High Schools
  • Nursing Schools
  • Nursing Homes
  • Employer Responsibilities
  • State-Approved Competency Evaluation
  • Registry
  • Range of Function
  • Who to Contact for Assistance
• Training Program Coordinator Orientation
  • Handout for Program Coordinator Orientation
  • Skills Evaluation Review
• State-Approved Nurse Aide I Training Programs
• State-Approved Curriculum
• Verify Registry Listing
• Frequently Asked Questions

Geriatric Aide

• General Information
  • Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)
  • History
  • Education Requirements
  • Employer Responsibilities
  • Registry
  • Who to Contact for Assistance

State-Approved Geriatric Aide Training Programs

State-Approved Curriculum

Verify Registry Listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Home Care Aide Specialty Training

• General Information
  • Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)
  • History
  • Education Requirements
  • Employer Responsibilities
  • Registry
  • Who to Contact for Assistance

State-Approved Home Care Aide Training Programs

State-Approved Curriculum

Verify Registry Listing

Frequently Asked Questions

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

New Training Program:

• Nurse Aide I Application
• 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)

Existing Training Program:

• Reapproval Application (Updated March 2024)
• Refresher Application
• Program Modification Form (Updated September 2023)
• 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)