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

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.

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

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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

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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 September 2023)
• 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)