GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE BILL 242*

Short Title:  Nurses Aides Registry.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Ward, Hunt of Moore, Royall, Martin of Guilford; Barker, Block, Carpenter, Cochrane, Conder, Ezzell, Hardin, Kaplan, Marvin, Murphy, Rauch, Raynor, Sands, Shaw, Sherron, Smith, Speed, Staton, Swain, Taft, Tally, and Walker.
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Referred to:  Human Resources.
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February 22, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF NURSING TO ESTABLISH A NURSES AIDES REGISTRY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 90 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read:
“Article 9C.
"Nurses Aides Registry Act.
"§ 90-171.55.  Nurses Aides Registry.
The Board of Nursing, established pursuant to G.S. 90-171.21, shall establish a Nurses Aides Registry for persons functioning as nurses aides regardless of title.  The Board shall consider those Level I nurses aides employed in State licensed or Medicare/Medicaid certified nursing facilities who meet applicable State and federal registry requirements as adopted by the North Carolina Medical Care Commission as having fulfilled the training and registry requirements of the Board, except for the fee requirements prescribed by this subdivision.  The Board may charge a fee of five dollars ($5.00) for each registry applicant.  The Board shall adopt rules to ensure that whenever possible, the fee is collected through the employer or prospective employer of the registry applicant. Fees collected may be used by the Board in administering the registry.  The Board's authority granted by this Article shall not conflict with the authority of the Medical Care Commission."
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1989.