Utah Admin. Code 156-31b-802

Current through Bulletin 2024-23, December 1, 2024

Section R156-31b-802 - Medication Aide Certified - Approval of Training Programs

Under Subsection 58-31b-601(4), the minimum standards for a MAC training program and the process to obtain approval are as follows:

(1) a MAC training program shall be approved by the Division in collaboration with the Advisory Peer Education Committee created in Section R156-31b-202 before the program is implemented;

(2) a MAC training program may be offered only by an educational institution, a health care facility, or a health care association;

(3) a MAC training program shall consist of at least:

(a) 60 clock hours of didactic classroom training that is consistent with the Medication Assistant-Certified (MA-C) Model Curriculum adopted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing's Delegate Assembly on August 9, 2007, which is incorporated by reference; and

(b) 40 hours of practical training in a healthcare facility as defined in Subsection 78B-3-402(12);

(4) each classroom training instructor and the practical training instructor shall:

(a)

(i) have an active LPN, RN, or APRN license in good standing or a multistate privilege to practice nursing in Utah; and

(ii) have at least one year of Clinical Practice Experiences; or

(b)

(i) be an approved certified nurse aide (CNA) instructor who has completed a Train the Trainer program recognized by the Utah Nursing Assistant Registry; and

(ii) have at least one year of Clinical Practice Experiences;

(5)

(a) practical training instructor-to-student ratio shall be no greater than:

(i) 1:2 if the instructor is working with individual students to administer medications; or

(ii) 1:6 if the instructor is supervising students who are working one-on-one with medication nurses to administer medications in clinical facilities;

(b) a practical training instructor shall be on-site and available at any time if the student is not being directly supervised by a licensed nurse during the Clinical Practice Experiences; and

(6) an entity seeking approval to provide a MAC training program shall submit to the Division a complete application form provided by the Division with:

(a) evidence of adequate and appropriate trainers and resources to provide the training program, including a well-stocked clinical skills lab or the equivalent;

(b) a copy of the proposed training curriculum and an attestation that the proposed curriculum is consistent with the model curriculum in Subsection (3)(a); and

(c) documentation of the MAC training program's minimal admission requirements, which shall include:

(i) an earned high school diploma, successful passage of the general educational development test, or equivalent education as approved by the Board;

(ii) current certification as a nursing aide, in good standing, from the Utah Nursing Assistant Registry;

(iii) at least 2,000 hours of experience completed:

(A) as a CNA working in a healthcare facility as defined in Subsection 78B-3-403(12); and

(B) within the two-year period preceding the date of application to the training program: and

(iv) current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification.

Utah Admin. Code R156-31b-802

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-02, effective 1/8/2021

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-01, effective 12/27/2021

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-01, effective 12/28/2023