What is NC SPICE?
NC SPICE is the acronym for North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology. An organization description is found here.
How do I get SPICE certified?
SPICE does not offer a certification. Rather, SPICE provides infection control courses for different types of healthcare facilities. SPICE courses meet the training requirements of NC Rule .0206. When you complete a SPICE course, you will receive a course completion certificate, not a certification.
What is a SPICE course?
SPICE has developed infection control curricula that meet the training requirements of NC Rule .0206 for a variety of healthcare settings: long term care, acute care, outpatient, dental, home health and hospice, hemodialysis. The courses are offered in a variety of formats: classroom in-person, webinars, self-paced on-line. Not all courses are in all formats. Find out more about courses.
How do I sign up for a SPICE course?
The best way to be alerted about SPICE course offerings is to add your email address to the listserv. There are three SPICE listservs: acute care, long term care, and outpatient/dental. You can sign up for all three, or just the one associated with your facility type. Add your email address to a listserv
For SPICE on-line, self-paced courses for outpatient, dental, home health hospice, and hemodialysis ($150) go to https://spice.unc.edu/0206spice
For outpatient or dental courses, you can also check these approved providers for upcoming courses:
Am I required to take the SPICE course training annually?
No. There is no provision in NC Rule .0206 for repeat training. SPICE recommends taking the training every 2-3 years for continued learning and updates, but this is not a requirement.