Investigating allegations of wrongdoing against health care workers is one of the services of the Unlicensed Health Care Personnel Oversight program.

Staff members receive and review reports from health care facilities concerning abuse and neglect of residents, misappropriation of property, fraud and diversion of drugs. They list pending investigations and substantiated findings on North Carolina's Health Care Personnel Registry and Nurse Aide I Registry.

Health care employers use the registry (available on the Web or by telephone) in the hiring process of unlicensed health care workers.

This service protects North Carolina's general population.