Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-33-703.1 - Minimum Standards and Curriculum for an Assisted Living Facility Caregiver Medication Management Training Program

A. An assisted living facility caregiver medication management training program may be established by:

1. The owner or manager of an assisted living facility, or

2. The owner of an assisted living facility caregiver training program.

B. A person under subsection (A) may offer an assisted living facility caregiver medication management training program to:

1. A CNA who is in good standing and whose certification by the Arizona Board of Nursing under A.R.S. § 32-1645 is verified;

2. An LNA who is in good standing and whose licensure by the Arizona Board of Nursing under A.R.S. § 32-1645 is verified; and

3. A DCW who is in good standing and whose training, including training about caregiving fundamentals and aging and physical disabilities, and testing record is verified through the AHCCCS online database.

C. A person under subsection (A) that offers an assisted living facility caregiver medication management training program to individuals specified under subsection (B) shall ensure the assisted living facility caregiver medication management training program:

1. Consists of at least the 16 hours of instruction specified under R4-33-703(C)(14);

2. Is not taught by distance learning;

3.2. Is taught by a health professional who holds a license in good standing and issued under A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 13, 15, 17, 18, or 25; and

4.3. Requires passing an examination regarding assisted living facility caregiver medication management, using the standard specified in R4-33-702(A)(2)(b), that is approved by the Board and given by a Board-approved provider. An individual under subsection (B) shall pass the required examination in no more than three attempts. After failing three times, the individual may take the assisted living facility caregiver medication management program again.

D. In addition to complying with subsection (C), a person under subsection (A) shall ensure each individual under subsection (B) who participates in an assisted living facility caregiver medication management training program:

1. Receives notice, before participating in the training program, of:

a. The fingerprint clearance card requirement, and

b. The need to obtain a food-handler's card from the county in which the individual lives.

2. Provides written documentation, which is dated and signed, indicating the person under subsection (A) complied with subsection (D)(1). The person under subsection (A) shall maintain the written documentation under R4-33-702(G)(2).

E. In addition to complying with subsection (C), a person under subsection (A) that offers an assisted living facility caregiver medication management training program to individuals specified under subsection (B) shall comply with the following subsections of R4-33-702 :

1. (A)(4)(a), (b), and (d) through (f);

2. (A)(5)(a) through (d), (g), and (h);

3. (A)(6)(b) and (c);

4. (G)(1)(b) through (d);

5. (G)(2)(a), (c), (d), and (f);

6. (I) and

7. (J).

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-33-703.1

Adopted by final rulemaking at 24 A.A.R. 2734, effective 11/10/2018. Amended by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 1465, effective 9/5/2020. Amended by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 1556, effective 6/15/2023.