10A NCAC 13D .2304      nurse aides and other health care personnel

(a)  The facility shall employ or contract individuals as nurse aides in compliance with G.S. 131E- 256, and facilities certified for Medicare or Medicaid participation shall also comply with 42 CFR Part 483, which is incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments. The Code of Federal Regulations may be accessed online free of charge at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_08/42cfr483_08.

(b)  Each staff person at the facility without an occupational license shall have no findings listed on the North Carolina Health Care Personnel Registry according to G.S. 131E-256.

(c)  A facility shall provide to the Department, upon request, verification of in-service training and of past or present employment of any nurse aide employed by the facility.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 131E‑104; 131E-255; 131E-256; 143B-165; 42 U.S.C. 1395; 42 U.S.C. 1396;

Eff. January 1, 1996;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2012;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, a rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 22, 2015;

Readopted Eff. August 1, 2026.