NC H1732

Directs the Division of Health Service Regulation, Department of Health and Human Services, to coordinate a comprehensive review of education and training requirements for nurse aides.

Review must include equal representation from Division of Health Service Regulation, Division of Aging and Adult Services, North Carolina Board of Nursing, Direct Care Workers Association of North Carolina, North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association, North Carolina Hospital Association, Association for Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina, and representatives of long-term care residents.

Division must evaluate current education and training requirements for nurse aides as part of the review process.

Division shall submit findings and recommendations regarding appropriate education and training levels for nurse aides to the North Carolina Study Commission on Aging by November 1, 2010.

Effective upon becoming law.