ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 456

(ii) Practicing under the direct supervision of qualified faculty or
preceptors; or

(iii) Practicing under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse while
working as a nursing assistant; OR

(5)      PERFORMS MEDICATION TECHNICIAN TASKS AS A STUDENT WHILE
PRACTICING UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF QUALIFIED FACULTY; OR

(6)      WORKS AS A PRINCIPAL OR SCHOOL SECRETARY, DOES NOT
ADMINISTER MEDICATION AS A ROUTINE PART OF THE POSITION, AND HAS
COMPLETED TRAINING BY THE DELEGATING NURSE FOR THE OCCASION WHERE THE
INDIVIDUAL MAY NEED TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION IN THE ABSENCE OF THE
NURSE OR MEDICATION TECHNICIAN.

8-6A-03.

(a)     An individual shall be certified as a nursing assistant by the Board before
the individual may:

(1)     Use the title "certified nursing assistant";

(2)     Use the initials "C.N.A." after the name of the individual; or

(3)     Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a nursing
assistant.

(b)     [A medication assistant shall be required to register with the Board.] AN
INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE CERTIFIED AS A MEDICATION TECHNICIAN BY THE BOARD
BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL MAY:

(1)      USE THE TITLE "CERTIFIED MEDICATION TECHNICIAN";

(2)      USE THE INITIALS "C.M.T." AFTER THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL; OR

(3)      REPRESENT TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS CERTIFIED AS
A MEDICATION TECHNICIAN.

(C) AN INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT PRACTICE, ATTEMPT TO PRACTICE, OR OFFER
TO PRACTICE AS A CERTIFIED MEDICATION TECHNICIAN WITHOUT CERTIFICATION
FROM THE BOARD.

8-6A-04.

(a) (1) The Board shall set reasonable fees for the issuance and renewal of
certificates and other services it provides to certified nursing assistants AND
CERTIFIED MEDICATION TECHNICIANS.

(2) The fees charged shall be set to produce funds to approximate the
cost of maintaining the certification program and the other services provided to
certified nursing assistants AND CERTIFIED MEDICATION TECHNICIANS.

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