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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Health Service Regulation
Health Care Personnel Education and Credentialing Section
Individuals must successfully complete the North Carolina state-approved Home Care Aide specialty training program.
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Since admission policies and class schedules vary, individuals should contact the training program directly to learn more information.
Retraining is not required once you successfully complete the North Carolina state-approved Home Care Aide specialty training program.
There is no North Carolina state-approved Home Care Aide specialty competency exam.
The North Carolina Home Care Aide Specialty Training Registry started in 2012.
Home Care Aides are individuals who are listed on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry as a Nurse Aide I and who have completed the North Carolina state-approved Home Care Aide specialty training program.
To become a Home Care aide:
Once you have successfully completed the program, the instructor will submit your name to DHSR to be added to the North Carolina Home Care Aide Specialty Training Registry.
There are no registry fees.
Individuals are listed on the North Carolina Home Care Aide Specialty Training Registry within 10 business days once DHSR has been notified by the training program that an individual successfully completed the North Carolina state-approved Home Care Aide specialty training program.
Click here to view a listing on the North Carolina Home Care Aide specialty Training Registry
Employers can verify a listing by the following methods:
You must be listed on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry as a Nurse Aide I before you can be listed on the North Carolina Home Care Aide Specialty Training Registry.
There is no renewal process to be listed on the North Carolina Home Care Aide Specialty Training Registry.
There is no renewal process to be listed on the North Carolina Home Care Aide Specialty Training Registry.
North Carolina is not a Home Care Aide Specialty Training reciprocity state.
You must contact the registry in the state where you are moving to obtain state requirements.
You will not receive a card.
You may report changes to DHSR by submitting the Name and Address Change Form.
You are asked to voluntarily provide your Social Security Number (SSN). This number is for record keeping and registry identification purposes only. Your SSN will remain confidential and will not be disclosed to the public.
All documents submitted to the registry may be verified with the issuing source.
It is the responsibility of the Home Care Aide to ensure their name and contact information is up to date in the North Carolina Home Care Aide Specialty Training Registry.
Click here to obtain the contact information for the Registry Office.
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