The N.C. Medication Aide Registry operates under state nursing home rules and statutes (N.C. § 131E-114.2(b) ; N.C. § 131E-270
; and 10A NCAC 13O .0202
). The registry contains the names of people who have passed a medication aide training program approved by the N.C. Board of Nursing
and who have passed the state medication aide competency exam.
Anyone who works as a medication aide in a North Carolina nursing home must first be listed on the N.C. Medication Aide Registry. Note: Medication aides in nursing homes must also be listed on the N.C. Nurse Aide I Registry.
To become an N.C. Medication Aide, you must pass a 24-hour N.C. Board of Nursing-approved medication aide training program and pass the state medication aide competency exam administered by Credentia .
Contact your local community college , Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
, your employer, or the N.C. Board of Nursing
. The N.C. Board of Nursing web site contains a list of instructors who are certified to teach the medication aide course.
State medication aide competency exams are available to those who pass an N.C. Board of Nursing–approved medication aide training program. Credentia provides the exam. Exam scheduling procedures are listed in the North Carolina Medication Aide Program Candidate Handbook
. The exam application and additional information is on the Credentia
web site. You may also call:
No. To work in a nursing home as a medication aide, you must pass an N.C. Board of Nursing - approved medication aide training program, pass the state medication aide competency exam administered by Credentia
and be listed on the N.C. Medication Aide Registry and the N.C. Nurse Aide I Registry.
No. To work as a medication aide in an adult care home setting, you must complete an exam administered by Credentia. For information about working as a medication aide in an adult care home, contact 1-888-723-6773.
Medication aides may renew through qualified work experience completed during every two years. To be "qualified", the work must be ALL of the following:
The initial listing date is the date the medication aide passed the state competency evaluation.
Employers can verify N.C. Medication Aide, N.C. Nurse Aide I and N.C. Health Care Personnel Registry listings by these:
The verification systems use social security numbers to access registry records. Printed verifications are available only through the web site. Daily changes to the registry database are uploaded to the web site and VRS on the following business day. Same day verification of updates is available by calling registry staff.
IMPORTANT: The N.C. Medication Aide Registry verification given by these systems does not apply to Medication Aides working in Adult Care Homes. Employers of Medication Aides working in Adult Care Homes must verify listing via the N.C. Adult Care Medication Aide Testing Web site: https://https://mats.ncdhhs.gov//test-result.
https://https://mats.ncdhhs.gov//test-resultNo, there are no fees for registry services.
You may report your changes in these ways:
Note: If you are listed on the N.C. Nurse Aide I Registry or Geriatric Aide Registry, your changes will also appear there.
You are asked to voluntarily provide your 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 before a change occurs.
No.
You may phone Credentia at 1-888-723-6773 or visit https://credentia.com/test-takers/ncma.
Denotes link to site outside of N.C. DHHS