N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Health Service Regulation
Health Care Personnel Education and Credentialing Section
Individuals must successfully complete a 24-hour North Carolina Board of Nursing Medication Aide training program.
Contact your local community college, area health education center (AHEC), your employer, or the North Carolina Board of Nursing
The North Carolina Board of Nursing website contains a list of instructors who are certified to teach the medication aide course. Click here for more information.
When an individual does not meet the requirements to renew their listing on the North Carolina Medication Aide Registry for Nursing Homes.
Credentia is the state-approved Medication Aide competency examination vendor for North Carolina.
Click here to go to Credentia’s website.
Please review the candidate handbook available from Credentia.
Please review the candidate handbook available from Credentia.
Please review the candidate handbook available from Credentia.
The North Carolina Medication Aide Registry for Nursing Homes operates under state nursing home rules and statutes.
You must be listed on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry before you complete North Carolina state-approved Medication Aide training and testing for Nursing Homes.
Anyone who works as a Medication Aide in a North Carolina nursing home must be listed on the North Carolina Medication Aide Registry for Nursing Homes.
There are no registry fees.
Individuals are listed on the North Carolina Medication Aide Registry for Nursing Homes within 10 business days after successfully completing the North Carolina state-approved Medication Aide competency exam for Nursing Homes.
Click here to determine if your name has been added to the North Carolina Medication Aide Registry for Nursing Homes.
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 Medication Aide Registry for Nursing Homes.
The initial listing period starts on the day you successfully complete the North Carolina state-approved Medication Aide competency exam for Nursing Homes and ends, or expires, on the last day of the 24th consecutive month.
At renewal, the new listing period starts on the last date worked as a Medication Aide performing medication administration duties reported by a Registered Nurse on the Online Employment Verification Form and ends, or expires, on the last day of the 24th consecutive month.
Beginning in November 2007, all listing expiration dates fall on the last day of the 24th consecutive month.
North Carolina is not a Medication Aide reciprocity state.
You must contact the registry in the state where you are moving to obtain state requirements.
It is the responsibility of the Medication Aide to know when their listing expires and how to renew.
There are no registry fees.
Qualified work for Medication Aide employment must meet all the criteria below:
The following types of work will not be considered for registry listing renewal:
Important Notice:
The paper renewal form will no longer be accepted by DHSR after August 31, 2021.
Click here to obtain the Online Renewal Form (to be completed by the Medication Aide).
Click here to obtain the Online Employment Verification Form (to be completed by a Registered Nurse). The Registered Nurse who submits the form to DHSR may be either the Medication Aide’s direct supervisor or another Registered Nurse who has access to employment records.
Completing the North Carolina state-approved Medication Aide competency exam for Adult Care Homes does not apply to Nursing Homes.
Completing the North Carolina state-approved Medication Aide competency exam for Nursing Homes does not apply to Adult Care Homes.
The initial listing period starts on the day you successfully complete the North Carolina state-approved Medication Aide competency exam for Nursing Homes and ends, or expires, on the last day of the 24th consecutive month.
At renewal, the new listing period starts on the last date worked as a Medication Aide performing medication administration duties reported by a Registered Nurse on the Online Employment Verification Form and ends, or expires, on the last day of the 24th consecutive month.
Beginning in November 2007, all listing expiration dates fall on the last day of the 24th consecutive month.
It is recommended that Medication Aides contact the Registry Office if their registry listing has not been renewed within 10 business days. Due to high call volumes, you may experience extended wait times while contacting the Registry Office.
Click here to view a listing on the North Carolina Medication Aide Registry for Nursing Homes.
Expiration dates are calculated from the last date of qualified work that was reported on the Online Employment Verification Form by the Registered Nurse.
Beginning in November 2007, all listing expiration dates fall on the last day of the 24th consecutive month.
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 Medication Aide to ensure their name and contact information is up to date in the North Carolina Medication Aide Registry for Nursing Homes.
Click here to obtain the contact information for the Registry Office.
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