N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Health Service Regulation
Health Care Personnel Education and Credentialing Section
From the North Carolina Board of Nursing:
is an umbrella term used to describe unlicensed health care assistants that have been trained to provide certain tasks of client care as directed by a licensed health care provider. Family members, friends, and guardians of a client are not considered UAP.
UAP includes but is not limited to the following job titles:
UAP may work in a variety of healthcare settings including, but not limited to:
Decision Tree for Delegation to UAP
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