N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Health Service Regulation
Health Care Personnel Education and Credentialing Section
This section is part of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Service Regulation and provides services for unlicensed health care workers, their employers, and their instructors. This section makes registry information available for unlicensed health care workers provided you have the individual's Social Security number. Most health care facilities that hire unlicensed health care workers are required to conduct pre-employment registry verification through this section.
The Health Care Personnel Education and Credentialing Section is responsible for the following:
Since forming in 1996, due to a new state law for the Health Care Personnel Registry, our responsibilities have grown in the following areas:
Our authority comes from N.C. § 131E Article 15 and other state and federal mandates.
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