Procedure to Approve Agencies to Provide Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program DHSR-Licensed Agencies


Purpose: This procedure outlines the steps for facilities, such as nursing homes or hospitals, to offer state-approved Nurse Aide I training and/or competency evaluation. Federal training and competency requirements are contained in 42 U.S.C. 1395I-(e) and 42 U.S.C. 1396(r). State requirements can be found in the N.C. General Statute 131E-255 and in the N.C. Administrative Code at 10 NCAC 3H.2001.

Contacts: For questions regarding any part of this process, please contact the Health Care Personnel Registry Section's Nurse Aide I Training and Registry Administration Branch in the N.C. Division of Health Service Regulation at 919-855-3970.

Additional information can also be obtained at Nurse Aide I Educators and Competency Evaluators Page.

Procedures:

Step

Process followed
1.0 Contact the Health Care Personnel Registry Section’s Nurse Aide I Training and Registry Administration Branch.
1.1 Applicants who wish to offer a state-approved program leading to nurse aides who are qualified to be included on the N.C. Nurse Aide I Registry must first contact the Health Care Personnel Registry Section's Nurse Aide I Training and Registry Administration Branch. The Health Care Personnel Registry Section maintains a registry of every Nurse Aide I in North Carolina who has met the federal and state training and competency requirements to perform “Nurse Aide I” functions.
1.2 The Branch mails the requester a packet of information and forms for completing, outlining the requirements for securing state approval. If the request pertains to training, the packet also includes a state-approved curriculum. However, if the applicant is a proprietary agency that wants to offer training, he/she is referred to the N.C. Community College System office to first secure licensure through that agency. The N.C. Division of Health Service Regulation acts as a consultant to that agency in determining federal and state program compliance.
1.3 Once the completed information is returned, the branch reviews the material to determine state and federal compliance.
1.4 Programs that meet minimum standards are approved and the nurse aide training program is notified in writing. Programs that do not meet minimum standards are notified of the areas that do not meet requirements and offered the opportunity to submit additional material for review.
1.5 Approved training programs are provided program numbers for tracking purposes.
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