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Details for Service Medication Aide
Service Name Medication Aide Program Name Regulation
Goal Manage resources to provide effective and efficient delivery of services to North Carolinians.
Objective Assure that children and/or adults are protected from harm through enforcing and communicating uniform regulatory standards for multiple health and related facilities and professions.
Division Division of Health Service Regulation
Service Description

Overseeing the qualifications of medication aides is one of the services of the Unlicensed Health Care Personnel Oversight program. Staff activites include:

  • Administering tests throughout the state to people applying for adult care medication aide positions (at no charge to the applicant).
  • Updating the Health Care Personnel Registry with the names of those who qualify  and those who meet renewal criteria. Health care employers use the registry during the hiring process.

This service protects North Carolina residents using health care services.
Web Site http://ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/ Year First Initiated 1996
Available State Wide Yes Geographic Area Served
Grants Provided No Competitive Bidding No
Competitive Bidding Details
Waiting List No Waiting List Start Date
Number Waiting
Waiting List Details

Income Eligibility
Income Eligibility No
Income Eligibility Method
Income Eligibility Type
Whose Income Eligibility
Income Disregard No
Income Disregard Desc
Income Verified No
Income Verified Method
Income Criteria
Income Eligibility Change
Income Eligibility Method Prior To Change
Income Eligibility Other

Target Population
Age Range Start Age Range End
0 100+

Legal Authority
Authorization Level Authorization Type Citation
State Administrative Rules 10A NCAC 13O
State Statute G.S. 131E-270(C)
State Statute GS 131E Article 15

Budget Information
State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021
As of the month of November 2020
Authorized Budget Fiscal Year 2021 SFY 2020-2021 Year To Date Expenditures Balance
Salary and Fringes (1X) 59,469 24,184 35,285
Salary Other (1X) 0 0 0
Operating (2X-5X) 645 116 529
Contracts/Allocations (6X) 0 0 0
Reserves (7X) 0 0 0
Transfers (8X) 0 0 0
Total Requirements 60,114 24,300 35,814
Receipts-Federal 639 0 639
Receipts- Local receipts 0 0 0
Receipts- Other receipts 53,456 30,926 22,530
Total Receipts 54,095 30,926 23,169
General Fund Appropriations 6,019 -6,625 12,644
Match
State Local Other
0 0 0
 
MOE
State Local
0 0
 
FTEs
0.00
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