The Adult Care Licensure Section offers training to providers, county staff and state staff. The types of training include basic orientation, complaint investigation training and 1068 training. Announcements of upcoming training sessions and handouts from previous training sessions are on this page.
This course is for infection control training of staff of all adult care homes and family care homes licensed in North Carolina, and hereafter referred to as adult care homes. Information covered in the course should be incorporated in training provided by an appropriate licensed health professional. Training may be divided into different sessions.
Session Law 2011-99 (House Bill 474) mandated infection prevention requirements for adult care homes. The requirements included completion of an infection control course by nonsupervisory staff designated to direct the facility's infection control activities, supervisors and medication aides of adult care homes. This course is the mandatory required course for infection control in adult care homes.
The sections of the course are:
All sections must be completed to receive 3 hours of continuing education credits. No partial credit is given.
An instructor manual which includes lessons, hands-on activities and PowerPoint slides will be available soon.
The primary goal of this training is to promote a higher understanding of infection prevention and standard precautions for infection control and to reduce the occurrence and transmission of infections in adult care homes.
This training is only open to current staff of adult care homes and family care homes and staff of county departments of social services (DSS) who are involved in the survey process, as well as Adult Care Licensure Section (ACLS) staff. The Spring 1068 training is on medication administration, infection control and residents' rights (PDF, 67 KB).
1068 Training is a state-mandated program from House Bill 1068 from the 2001 session of the N.C. General Assembly. It requires the division to provide training sessions at least twice a year for ACLS consultants, county DSS adult home specialists, and adult care home providers (i.e. administrators, supervisors, medication aides, PCA's, resident care coordinators). The content of the training is based on at least one of the 10 deficiencies cited most frequently in the state in the immediately preceding calendar year. The primary goal of this workshop is to promote a higher degree of understanding between providers and regulators and to reduce inconsistencies in the survey process.
Pre-registration is required. Registration is closed at Iredell County DSS in Statesville, at Randolph Community College in Asheboro and at WakeMed in Raleigh. Walk-ins will not be accommodated at sites where registration is closed. Complete the registration form (PDF, 47 KB) and email to DHSR.AdultCare.Training@dhhs.nc.gov at least two weeks before the training date that you have selected, or you can mail to:
ACLS Training Department
Training Program Assistant
Adult Care Licensure Section
2708 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2708
Training sessions will be held:
This is to announce the Division of Health Service Regulation, Adult Care Licensure Section, will be offering Basic Orientation Training in Clinton . Training will be at Sampson County Department of Social Services, 360 County Complex Road, Suite 200, Room 274. It will begin on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. and end on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.
The Adult Care Licensure Section has implemented the following format/structure for the training of new county adult home specialists, new survey consultants and county supervisors. Basic orientation training is offered 4 times per year in the 4 Regional territories. Please note the opportunity for both Pre and Post Basic orientation are offered in the form of state annual survey activity.
Prior to attending Basic Orientation Training it is hoped the staff member will be familiar with his/her role as an adult home specialist.
The primary goal of Basic Orientation Training is to enhance the knowledge and skills ability of the new survey consultants, adult home specialists, and county supervisors in the inspection of adult care homes. The main focus of this phase of training involves "How to Inspect." Areas covered include protocol used in monitoring/inspecting for compliance, annual assessment, compliance tools, Principals of Documentation, and training in the area of medication management, food service, staff competency, health care, personal care, and licensed health professional support.
It is the responsibility of the county department of social services to cover the cost of the associated travel and per diem expenses of the workshop.
Please complete the registration form (PDF, 44 KB) and return by May 14, 2012 to:
ACLS Training Department
Adult Care Licensure Section
2708 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2708
Or email to Debra.Price@dhhs.nc.gov.
Please bring your licensure rule books and download a copy of the current Basic Orientation Training Manual.
Please do not download the Basic Orientation manual until after May 14, 2012 because the current manual is being updated.
Effective July 1, 2009: Copies of the Basic Orientation Training Manual will no longer be printed and provided at the training. Participants in the trainings are responsible for printing a copy of this training manual to bring with them to the training sessions. The Basic Orientation Training Manual contains all training material for the Basic Orientation Trainings conducted by the Adult Care Licensure Section (ACLS).
This is to announce the Division of Health Service Regulation, Adult Care Licensure Section, will be offering Complaint Investigation Training Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. and ending Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. in Clinton at the Sampson Community College [Directions], 1801 Sunset Avenue, Occupational Building, in Room O-140. Please note this training is being offered as a two half day class instead of a previously offered one day class
The primary goal of Complaint Investigation Training is to enhance the knowledge and skill ability of the new adult home specialists/supervisors and surveyors in investigating rule based allegations in adult care homes. Areas covered will include intake and analysis, investigative planning, investigation techniques and procedures, findings analysis, and written documentation.
It is the responsibility of the county department of social services to cover the cost of the associated travel and per diem expenses of the workshop.
Please complete and return the registration form (PDF, 25 KB) by May 31, 2012 to:
ACLS Training Department
2708 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2708
or by email to: Debra.Price@dhhs.nc.gov
If you have any questions, please contact Frances Messer at 919-855-3791 or Debra Price at 919-855-3773.
Please bring your licensure rule book with you, which can be downloaded from our webpage.
This is to announce the Division of Health Service Regulation, Adult Care Licensure Section, will be offering a Refresher Basic and Complaint training on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This training will be in Clinton at the Sampson Community College [Directions], 1801 Sunset Avenue, Occupational Building, in Room O-140.
The Refresher training is being offered to experienced county adult home specialists, adult home specialist supervisors and experienced survey consultants. The refresher is a review of the general components found in basic and complaint orientation
It is the responsibility of the county department of social services to cover the cost of the associated travel and per diem expenses of the workshop.
To attend, complete and return the registration form (PDF, 14 KB) by June 5, 2012. Send the registration form to: Debra.Price@dhhs.nc.gov or by mail to:
ACLS Training Department
Adult Care Licensure Section
2708 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2708
If you have any questions, please contact Frances Messer at 919-855-3791 or Debra Price at 919-855-3773.
Please bring your licensure rule book with you, which can be downloaded from our webpage.
This is to announce the Division of Health Service Regulation, Adult Care Licensure Section, will be offering an orientation for applicant adult care home and family care home providers. The class will be in Raleigh, N.C., at the Division of Health Service Regulation, 801 Biggs Drive, Brown Building, in Room 104 on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 starting at 1:00 p.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m.
This training session is to help direct and inform those who wish to know more about starting an adult care facility. The purpose of the class is to provide a general overview of the licensure process for family care homes with two to six beds as well as adult care homes with seven beds or greater.
Please complete and return the registration form (PDF, 16 KB) by April 24, 2012. You can register by e-mailing your registration form (PDF, 16 KB) to Debra.Price@dhhs.nc.gov or by mail to:ACLS Training Department
Adult Care Licensure Section
2708 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2708
It is strongly recommended that you view the items below prior to the orientation training.