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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 Pearson VUE.
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. Pearson VUE 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 Pearson VUE web site. You may also call these numbers:
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 Pearson VUE 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 the N.C. Division of Health Service Regulation, Adult Care Licensure Section. For information about working as a medication aide in an adult care home, contact (919) 855-3793.
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 registry mails a renewal form to medication aides about three months before their listings expire. Both the aide and the supervisor must complete the form to report the qualified work experience. Upon receipt of qualified work verification, the registry will renew the medication aide’s listing. The renewal lasts for 24 months (two years) from the most recent qualified work date reported on the renewal form. The expiration date falls at the end of the 24th month.
Renewal is the aide's responsibility. Anytime there is a 24-month period during which an aide does not perform eight (8) hours of qualified work (or cannot document such work), a new medication aide training program and competency exam is required to renew. Aides should report name and address changes promptly. Contact the registry if you do not receive your renewal application on time. You can download a Request for a Replacement Renewal Form (PDF, 36 KB) to be sent to you by mail. Tips and instructions for completing the renewal form are also available.
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 by calling (919) 733-7615.
No, 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. Medication aides who are being listed on the registry for the first time will receive an “Official Notification of Listing” in the form of a letter. This document should be kept in a secure location. No duplicates will be issued.
You may phone registry staff at (919) 855-3969, weekdays, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., EST. You may also write to N.C. Medication Aide Registry, 2709 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-2709 or fax to (919) 733-9764.