Purpose: This document describes procedures for health care facilities, nurse aides, and the public to use the services provided by the N.C. Division of Health Service Regulation, Health Care Personnel Registry Section. The purpose of the Section is to provide a registry (Nurse Aide I Registry) of all Nurse Aide I's in North Carolina who have met federal and state training and competency requirements to perform "Nurse Aide I" functions and to provide a registry (Health Care Personnel Registry) of unlicensed assistive personnel who have been accused of or found to have harmed a resident or a facility. The Section provides individual registry status verification to the public and to health care facilities required by federal and state laws to access the registries prior to hiring health care personnel. Further, it is the purpose of the Section to review and determine federal and state compliance of all nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs. The Section also is responsible for the investigation of all allegations of patient abuse, neglect, misappropriation of patient or facility property, fraud against a patient or facility and diversion of patient or facility drugs.

Regulatory authority for the Section was established by 42 USC 1395I-3(e) and 42 USC 1396(r)(e). Article 15 of the N.C. General Statute 131E as well as rules in Title 10A of the North Carolina Administrative Code (10 NCAC 13O and 10A NCAC 13D .2304) apply.

Contacts: For questions regarding any part of this process, please contact the appropriate sections of the N.C. Division of Health Service Regulation.

Procedure Summary:
Separate procedures for services provided by the Health Care Personnel Registry Section can be found at the following links:

• Health Care Personnel Investigations
• Health Care Personnel Registry Verification
• Nurse Aide I Registry Listing
• Nurse Aide I Registry Verification
• Nurse Aide I Training