ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 455

8-6A-07.

(a)     The Board shall issue a certificate to any applicant who meets the
requirements of this subtitle.

(b)     The certificate OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS MET THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR A CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT shall include the title "certified nursing
assistant".

(c)     The certificate of an individual who routinely performs nursing tasks
delegated by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse for compensation and has
also completed [the 60-hour, State-approved] A BOARD-APPROVED course in
medication administration shall also include the title "certified medicine aide".

(D) THE CERTIFICATE OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS MET THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR A CERTIFIED MEDICATION TECHNICIAN SHALL INCLUDE THE TITLE "CERTIFIED
MEDICATION TECHNICIAN".

[(d)] (E) The Board may issue a certificate to replace a lost, destroyed, or
mutilated certificate, if the certificate holder pays the certificate replacement fee set
by the Board.

8-6A-08.

(a)     A certificate expires on the 28th day of the birth month of the nursing
assistant OR MEDICATION TECHNICIAN, unless the certificate is renewed for a 2-year
term as provided in this section.

(b)     At least 3 months before the certificate expires, the Board shall send to the
nursing assistant OR MEDICATION TECHNICIAN, by first-class mail to the last known
address of the nursing assistant OR MEDICATION TECHNICIAN, a renewal notice that
states:

(1)     The date on which the current certificate expires;

(2)     The date by which the renewal application must be received by the
Board for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the certificate expires; and

(3)     The amount of the renewal fee.

(c)      Before a certificate expires, [the] A nursing assistant periodically may
renew it for an additional term, if the certificate holder:

(1)     Otherwise is entitled to be certified;

(2)     Submits to the Board a renewal application on the form that the
Board requires;

(3)     Pays to the Board a renewal fee set by the Board; and

(4)     Provides satisfactory evidence of completion of:

(i) [8] 16 hours of active nursing assistant practice within the
[1-year] 2-YEAR period immediately preceding the date of renewal; or

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