A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to direct the Division of Health Service Regulation, Department of Health and Human Services, to coordinate a review of the education and training requirements for nurse aides, as recommended by the north carolina study commission on aging.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  The Division of Health Service Regulation, Department of Health and Human Services, shall coordinate a review of the education and training requirements for nurse aides.  In conducting the review, the Division shall include an equal number of representatives from the Division of Health Service Regulation; Division of Aging and Adult Services; the North Carolina Board of Nursing; the Direct Care Workers Association of North Carolina; the North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association; the North Carolina Hospital Association; the Association for Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina; and individuals representing residents in long‑term care.  The review shall include an evaluation of the current education and training requirements for nurse aides.
SECTION 1.(b)  The Division of Health Service Regulation shall report findings and recommendations on the appropriate levels of education and training for nurse aides to the North Carolina Study Commission on Aging on or before November 1, 2010.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.