Individuals must successfully complete a 24-hour North Carolina Board of Nursing Medication Aide training program.
Contact your local community college or the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
When an individual does not meet the requirements to renew their listing on the North Carolina Medication Aide Registry for Nursing Homes.
Credentia administers the Medication Aide examination for nursing homes.
Please review the candidate handbook available from Credentia.
Please review the candidate handbook available from Credentia.
Please review the candidate handbook available from Credentia.
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 5 business days after successfully completing the exam.
Employers can verify a listing by:
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 your name is added to the registry and ends, or expires, on the last day of the 24th consecutive month.
At renewal, the new listing period starts on the last date you 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 does not list individuals who completed Medication Aide training by reciprocity, endorsement, or transfer from other states.
You must contact the registry in the other state to determine their 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.
Medication Aides must complete the Online Renewal Form.
Registered Nurses must complete the Online Employment Verification Form.
To obtain the renewal forms, visit Forms and Applications.
Completing the North Carolina state-approved Medication Aide competency exam for Adult Care Facilities does not apply to Nursing Homes.
Completing the North Carolina Board of Nursing-approved Medication Aide competency exam for Nursing Homes does not apply to Adult Care Facilities.
The initial listing period starts on the day your name is added to the registry and ends, or expires, on the last day of the 24th consecutive month.
At renewal, the new listing period starts on the last date you 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 5 business days.
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 can report changes to the Division of Health Service Regulation by submitting the Registry Change Request Form.
You will be 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.
Registry Office:
Telephone: 919-855-3969
(Monday-Friday, 8:00am-12:00pm; 1:00pm-3:00 pm)
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