North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 06 - AGING - PROGRAMS OPERATIONS
Subchapter X - STATE IN-HOME SERVICES FUND: IN-HOME AIDE SERVICES
Section .0200 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Section 06X .0208 - COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

(a) An aide performing any tasks in Level III-Personal Care must be listed on the Nurse Aide Registry with the N.C. Board of Nursing within four months of being employed as specified in 21 NCAC 36 .0400. Copies of the rules in 21 NCAC 36.0400 may be obtained at no cost by writing the Nurse Aide Registry, N.C. Board of Nursing, P.O. Box 1998, Raleigh, N.C. 27602.

(b) In the event that a spouse, parent, child or sibling is paid to provide care, the service provider agency can make a determination that the family member is capable of providing the care needed without requiring any formal training. The family member must demonstrate competence to perform the tasks needed by the client to an appropriate professional. When the family member provides Personal Care at Level III, he must be listed on the Nurse Aide Registry with the N.C. Board of Nursing within four months of being employed to perform these tasks.

(c) The following competency requirements for aides hired on or after July 1, 1993 shall apply:

(d) Demonstration of competence in the presence of an appropriate professional can take place in a variety of settings including, but not limited to, the classroom, laboratory, local agency, or the home of the client and family.