Okla. Admin. Code § 310:677-13-8

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 310:677-13-8 - Certification and renewal

(a) Effective August 1, 2006, the following, to be evidenced by the aide's attestation, are prerequisites for certification as a medication aide:

(1) Minimum age: 18;

(2) Minimum education: high school or general equivalency diploma;

(3) Current Oklahoma nurse aide certification with no abuse notations;

(4) Experience working as a certified nurse aide for six months; and

(5) Physical and mental capability to safely perform duties.

(b) Application criteria and processing requirements for renewal are as follows:

(1) The certified medication aide shall submit a Renewal Application that requires information to demonstrate compliance with OAC 310:677-13-1(d).

(2) The Renewal Application) shall be accompanied by a ten dollar ($10.00) fee.

(3) Each renewal shall be effective for twelve months from the expiration date of the medication aide's previous certification.

(4) The medication aide shall be required to retest if certification has expired by more than one year. The individual may obtain approval to take a retest by filing a Certified Medication Aide Retest Application with a fifteen dollar ($15.00) nonrefundable fee. The aide shall retrain and test if the aide fails the retest or if certification has expired by more than three years.

(5) The Renewal Application) for a medication aide shall include documentation of continuing education equivalent to eight hours for every twelve months of certification, excluding the first year of certification.

(c) A certified medication aide who completes a Department-approved advanced training program and demonstrates competence may request a Department-issued certificate that bears an endorsement for the advanced training. When an advanced-training certificate is issued by the Department to a certified medication aide, a notation reflecting the advanced training shall be placed on the aide's record in the Nurse Aide Registry. A request for endorsement shall be accompanied by a ten dollar ($10.00) endorsement fee and proof of training and competence on an application form that requires:

(1) The name and contact information for the certified medication aide; and

(2) The name of the training program, dates of attendance, details on the CMA's demonstration of competence, and copies of documents from the program confirming training and competence.

Okla. Admin. Code § 310:677-13-8

Added at 23 Ok Reg 559, eff 12-22-05 (emergency); Added at 23 Ok Reg 2422, eff 6-25-06; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2045, eff 6-25-07; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2068, eff 6-25-09

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 23, August 15, 2023, eff. 9/11/2023