Rule 4723-27-04 | Medication aide certification.
[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in paragraph (G) of rule 4723-1-03 of the Administrative Code.]
(A) To be issued a medication aide certificate the following requirements must be met:
(1) The applicant must be at least eighteen years of age;
(2) The applicant must have a high school diploma or a high school equivalence diploma as described in section 5107.40 of the Revised Code;
(3) The applicant must submit a completed "Certified Medication Aide Application";
(4) The board must receive written verification that the applicant has successfully completed an approved medication aide training program, and documentation indicating applicant passed an examination; and
(5) The applicant shall submit to the board the fee of fifty dollars.
(B) Medication aide certificates shall be renewed biennially according to rule 4723-27-05 of the Administrative Code, and shall be valid from May first of even numbered years until April thirtieth of the following even numbered year.
(C) If a medication aide certificate is issued by the board on or after February first of an even numbered year, the certificate shall be valid, unless the certificate is made inactive or if disciplinary action has rendered it invalid, through April thirtieth of the next even numbered year.
(D) An individual who holds a current, valid medication aide certificate issued by the board under section 4723.651 of the Revised Code and this chapter, may use the title "certified medication aide" or "CMA."
(E) If an applicant fails to meet the requirements for certification within one year of receipt of their application, the application is void and the fee forfeited. The application form shall state the circumstances under which this forfeiture may occur.
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