Ariz. Admin. Code § 4-19-809

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section R4-19-809 - Nursing Assistant Licensure and Medication Assistant Certificate Renewal

A. An applicant for renewal of a LNA license or a CMA certificate shall:

1. Submit a verified application to the Board on a form furnished by the Board that provides all of the following information about the applicant:

a. Full legal name, address of record including county of residence, e-mail address and telephone number;

b. Marital status and ethnicity at the applicant's discretion;

c. Current health care employer including name, address, telephone number, dates of employment and type of setting;

d. If the applicant fails to meet the practice requirements in subsections (A)(2) for nursing assistant or (A)(3) for medication assistant renewal, documentation that the applicant has completed a Board-approved training program for the licensure or certification sought and passed both the written and manual skills portions of the competency examination within the past two years;

e. Responses to questions that address the applicant's background:

i. Any investigation or disciplinary action by a nursing regulatory agency or nursing assistant regulatory agency in the United States or its territories not previously disclosed by the applicant to the Board;

ii. Felony conviction or conviction of undesignated offense and date of absolute discharge of sentence since licensed, certified or last renewed, and

iii. Unprofessional conduct committed by the applicant as defined in A.R.S. § 32-1601 since the time of last renewal and not previously disclosed by the applicant to the Board;

iv. Any disciplinary action or investigation related to the applicant's nursing or nursing assistant license or medication assistant certificate, nursing assistant certificate or registry listing by any other state regulatory agency since issuance of the license or certificate, or since last renewal and not previously disclosed to the Board.

v. Explanation and supporting documentation for each affirmative answer to questions regarding the applicant's background;

f. For LNA renewal, employment as a nursing assistant, performing nursing assistant tasks for an employer or the applicant's performance of nursing assistant activities as part of a nursing or allied health program for a minimum of 160 hours every two years since the last license or certificate was issued, or

g. For CMA renewal, employment as a medication assistant for a minimum of 160 hours within the last 2 years, and h. Pay applicable fees according to A.R.S. § 32-1643 and R4-19-808.

B. An applicant's license or certificate expires every two years on the last day of the applicant's birth month. If an applicant fails to timely renew the license or certificate, the applicant shall;

1. Not work or practice as an LNA or CMA until the Board issues a renewal license or certificate; and

2. Pay any late fee imposed by the Board.

C. If an applicant's license or certificate was, or is currently, revoked, surrendered, denied, suspended or placed on probation in another jurisdiction, the applicant is not eligible to renew or reactivate the applicant's Arizona license or certificate until a review or investigation has been completed and a decision made by the Board.

D. The Board may renew an LNA license and CMA certificate of an applicant who meets the criteria established in statute and this Article. An applicant who is denied renewal of a license or certificate may request a hearing by filing a written request with the Board within 30 days of service of the Board's order denying renewal of the license or certificate. Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10 and 4 A.A.C. 19, Article 6 of this Chapter.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-19-809

New Section adopted by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 757, effective February 4, 2000 (Supp. 00-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 4254, effective December 5, 2005 (Supp. 05-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1859, effective 9/8/2014. Amended by exempt rulemaking at 22 A.A.R. 1900, effective 7/1/2016. Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 919, effective 6/3/2019. Amended by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 3289, effective 12/2/2020.