Okla. Admin. Code § 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.
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