Adult Care Licensure Section

The Division of Health Service Regulation Penalty Review Committee

• Penalty Review Committee Meeting

Training Opportunities

• 1068 Training
• Basic Orientation Training
• Complaint Investigation Training

Testing Schedules

The Medication Aide Testing Website will be unavailable all day on Sunday, November 11, 2012 for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

• Medication Testing Information and Schedule
• Administrators Test for Adult Care Facilities and Alternative Test for Supervisors and Activity Coordinators

Public Notice

• July 20, 2012: Permanent Rule Change 10A NCAC 41A .0205 Control Measures- Tuberculosis (PDF, 54 KB)
  • 10A NCAC 41A .0205 Control Measures - Tuberculosis
• State Approved Infection Control Course for Adult Care Homes
• November 21, 2011: Reporting of Suspected Communicable Disease Outbreaks (PDF, 63 KB)
• November 21, 2011: Administrator Renewals Due (PDF, 62 KB)
• September 29, 2011: Implementation of New Laws Effective October 1, 2011 & New Forms (PDF, 67 KB)
• September 29, 2011: Implementation of New Laws Effective October 1, 2011 & New Forms (PDF, 67 KB)
• September 23, 2011: New Adult Care Death Reporting Form & Information (PDF, 64 KB)
• ACLS Provider Update: August 2011 (PDF, 226 KB)
• January 6, 2011: N.C. Licensed Care Provider Disaster Plan Template (PDF, 64 KB)
  • Instructions for ISO files
  • Licensed Care Facilities Disaster Plan Template (ISO, 358 MB)
• October 26, 2010: Memorandum on Infection Control Requirements
  • Memo: Information Regarding Infection Control Requirements in Adult Care Homes (PDF, 71 KB)
  • Relevant Rules
    • 10A NCAC 41A .0201 Control Measures - General
    • 10A NCAC 41A .0202 Control Measures - HIV
    • 10A NCAC 41A .0203 Control Measures - Hepatitis B
    • 10A NCAC 41A .0206 Infection Prevention - Health Care Settings
    • 15A NCAC 13B .1201 Definitions
    • 15A NCAC 13B .1202 General Requirements for Medical Waste
    • 15A NCAC 13B .1203 General Requirements for Regulated Medical Waste
    • 15A NCAC 13B .1204 Requirements for Generators of Regulated Medical Waste
    • 15A NCAC 13B .1205 Requirements for Transporters of Regulated Medical Waste
    • 15A NCAC 13B .1206 Requirements for Storage of Regulated Medical Waste
  • Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments for ACHs (PDF, 96 KB)
  • CLIA Application for Certification (PDF, 458 KB)
• New Registration Procedures for Medication and Administrator Exams (PDF, 67 KB)
• The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has created a poster (PDF, 2.0 MB) asking citizens to report Medicaid fraud and abuse.  In a memo (PDF, 75 KB) dated June 4, 2010, DHHS Secretary Lanier Cansler asked all health care agencies and private health care providers to print and prominently display the poster in their offices. The Division of Medical Assistance has additional information on reporting provider fraud and abuse.
• Resident Safety Regarding Smoking
• Public Notices