Section Nur 401.06 - Specific Renewal Requirements for Medication Nursing Assistant (MNA)(a) In addition to meeting the requirements of Nur 401.01, each applicant for renewal or reinstatement of a Medication Nursing Assistant (MNA) certificate shall either: (1) Affirm use of medication nursing assistant knowledge, judgment and skills within the applicant's practice category for a minimum of 50 hours within 2 years immediately prior to the date of application; (2) Affirm completion of at least 8 contact hours of continuing education in each of the last 2 years immediately preceding the application for a minimum total of 8 hours for the 2-year period; or (3) Present evidence of completion of a board-approved medication nursing assistant education program pursuant to Nur 806.03 within 2 years immediately prior to the date of application. (b) An applicant for license renewal as a MNA shall complete and submit Form "MNA Renewal Application", as amended, 5-2016. (c) Applicants for renewal or reinstatement who fail to meet the requirements of (a) shall have the option to take a board-approved medication nursing assistant competency evaluation to meet the active in practice, continuing education requirement, or both. (d) An applicant who fails the medication nursing assistant competency evaluation shall not retake the competency evaluation and may reestablish eligibility only by meeting the requirements for and receiving another initial certificate pursuant to Nur 801.01. (e) A licensed nursing assistant whose medication administration certification has expired and has not been renewed within one year from the certification expiration date shall be: (1) Ineligible to administer medication; and (2) Able to reestablish eligibility only by meeting the requirements for and receiving another initial certificate pursuant to Nur 801.01.(f) An applicant seeking reinstatement of MNA Certification shall complete and submit Form "Medication Nursing Assistant Certification Reinstatement", as amended, 5-2016.N.H. Admin. Code § Nur 401.06
#8873, eff 4-24-07; ss by #10299, eff 3-22-13; ss by #10571, eff 4-17-14
Amended by Volume XXXV Number 45, Filed November 12, 2015, Proposed by #10953, Effective 10/22/2015, Expires 10/22/2025.Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 28, Filed July 14, 2016, Proposed by #11132, Effective 7/1/2016, Expires 7/1/2026.Amended by Volume XLII Number 14, Filed April 7, 2022, Proposed by #13347, Effective 2/28/2022, Expires 8/27/2022 (see Revision Note at chapter heading for Nur 400) (EMERGENCY).Renumbered by Number 32, Filed August 10, 2023, Proposed by #13706, (formerly Nur 401.06)