N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Health Service Regulation
Health Care Personnel Education and Credentialing Section
Nurse Aides are responsible for knowing when their listing expires on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry. DHSR does not send renewal notifications to Nurse Aides.
Nurse Aides, who do not meet the eligibility criteria to renew their listing on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry, must retrain and retest.
Per 42 CFR 483.156, a listing on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry must be renewed every 24 consecutive months.
Per 42 CFR 483.12, a listing on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry will not be renewed if the Nurse Aide has a substantiated finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or misappropriation of property and employed in a Nursing Home facility.
A Nurse Aide is responsible for making sure they meet the qualified work requirements for renewal. Qualified work for renewal can occur in a Nursing Home or other health care setting and must meet the following criteria:
Private duty employment does NOT meet the qualifications for registry renewal. Nurse Aides employed by a licensed healthcare facility or agency to provide nursing or nursing-related services in the home is not considered private duty employment for registry renewal.