Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-19-807 - Nursing Assistant Licensure and Medication Assistant Certification by Endorsement

A. An applicant for LNA or CMA by endorsement shall submit all of the information, documentation, and fees required in R4-19-806.

B. An applicant who has been employed for less than one year shall list all employers during the past two years.

C. An applicant for nursing assistant licensure by endorsement shall meet the training program criteria in R4-19-806(B). An applicant for medication assistant endorsement shall, in addition, provide evidence satisfactory completion of a training program that meets the requirements of A.R.S. § 32-1650.04 and pass a competency examination as prescribed in A.R.S. § 32-1650.03.

D. In addition to the other requirements of this Section, an applicant for licensure or certification by endorsement shall provide evidence that the applicant:

1. Is or has been, within the last 2 years, listed as active on a nursing assistant register or a substantially equivalent register by another state or territory of the United States with no substantiated complaints or discipline; and

2. For nursing assistant, meets one or more of the following criteria:

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b. Regardless of job title or description, performed nursing assistant activities for a minimum of 160 hours for an employer or as part of a nursing or allied health program in the past two years; or

c. b. Has completed a nursing assistant training program and passed the required examination within the past two years.

3. In addition to the above requirements, for medication assistant certification, meets the practice requirements of A.R.S. § 32-1650.04 and pays applicable fees under R4-19-808.

E. The Board may license a nursing assistant or certify a medication assistant applicant who meets the applicable criteria in this Article if certification is in the best interest of the public.

F. An applicant who is denied licensure or certification may request a hearing by filing a written request with the Board within 30 days of service of the Board's order denying the application for licensure or certification. Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10 and 4 A.A.C. 19, Article 6.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-19-807

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.