N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Health Service Regulation
Health Care Personnel Registry Section

Announcements

• Nurse Aide I Exam Application and Handbook Changes - July 2009: Changes to the Nurse Aide I testing application are forthcoming, as well as significant changes in the Nurse Aide I Candidate Handbook. The changes will streamline application processing, allow for faster test scheduling, and clarify testing policies.  The newest editions of these publications will be available on the Pearson VUE website and for order by July 3, 2009.


• Medication Aide Exam Application and Handbook Changes - July 2009: Changes to the Medication Aide testing application are forthcoming, as well as minor changes in the Medication Aide Candidate Handbook. Two of the major changes include that copies of candidate IDs and social security cards will not be submitted with the test application. The newest editions of these publications will be available on the Pearson VUE website and for order by July 3, 2009.


• Test Fee Changes - August 1, 2009: Effective August 1, 2009, there will be changes in the fees for Nurse Aide I and Medication Aide competency testing. Since the start of statewide standardized competency testing, in July of 2006 for Nurse Aides and in October of 2006 for Medication Aides, test fees have not changed. Despite efforts to contain these costs, some fee increases are necessary for the coming year. Some fees will also decrease. The following table shows the new PearsonVUE fee structure beginning August 1, 2009:
  
  

  Nurse Aide I Examinations	Current Fees	New Fees
  NNAAP™ Written & Skills (both)	$ 92.00	$ 96.00
  NNAAP™ Oral (English or Spanish) & Skills (both)	$ 102.00	$ 96.00
  Written NNAAP™ only (re-test)	$ 22.00	$ 23.00
  Oral NNAAP™ only - English	$ 32.00	$ 23.00
  Skills Evaluation only (re-test)	$ 70.00	$ 73.00
  Computer-Based Written (re-test)	$ 45.00	$ 55.00

  
  

  Medication Aide Examinations	Current Fees	New Fees
  Computer-Based Written (initial or re-test)	$ 50.00	$ 55.00