Rule 4723-27-11 | Medication aide certification by endorsement.
(A) An applicant for medication aide certification by endorsement shall satisfy the following:
(1) Submit a completed "Certified Medication Aide by Endorsement Application" and the certification application fee required by section 4723.69 of the Revised Code;
(2) Submit to a criminal records check completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation;
(3) The applicant has not surrendered or had revoked a license, out-of-state occupational license, or government certification because of negligence or intentional misconduct related to the applicant's practice as a medication aide;
(4) The applicant has not been convicted of, found guilty pursuant to a judicial finding of, or plead guilty to a criminal offense for which a licensing authority may deny an application for a license or government certification or that would otherwise disqualify the applicant for the license or government certification under the applicable law of this state governing the profession, occupation, or occupational activity for which the applicant is applying;
(5) Submit any other documentation required by the board.
(B) Pursuant to section 4796.03 of the Revised Code, the board shall issue a medication aide certificate in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if the applicant holds a substantially similar out-of-state occupational license to engage in practice as a medication aide, or, holds a government certification to engage in practice as a medication aide from one of the uniformed services or from a state that does not issue a license for practice as a medication aide, if the applicant:
(1) Has held the license or government certification for at least one of the last five years immediately preceding the date the application is submitted to the board;
(2) Has been actively engaged in practice as a medication aide for at least one of the five years immediately preceding the date the application is submitted to the board;
(3) Is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which the applicant holds the license or government certification; and
(4) Was required to satisfy minimum education, training, or experience requirements or pass an examination to receive the license or government certification.
The applicant shall have verification of licensure or government certification to practice as a medication aide submitted directly to the board from the issuing state or uniformed services. The applicant shall also have verification of having been actively engaged in practice as a medication aide for at least one of the past five years submitted directly to the board by the employer or employer designee for whom the applicant practiced as a medication aide.
(C) Pursuant to section 4796.04 of the Revised Code, the board shall issue a medication aide certificate in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant who has held a private certification as a medication aide in a state that does not issue an occupational license or government certification to practice as a medication aide, if the applicant:
(1) Has held a private certification for at least two years immediately preceding the date the application is submitted;
(2) Has been actively engaged in practice as a medication aide in a state that does not issue an occupational license or government certification to practice as a medication aide, for at least two of the five years immediately preceding date the application is submitted; and
(3) Is in good standing with the private organization that issued the private certification.
The applicant shall have verification of private certification as a medication aide submitted directly to the board by the private organization that issued the certification. The applicant shall also have verification of having been actively engaged in practice as a medication aide for at least two of the past five years, submitted directly to the board by the employer or employer designee for whom the applicant practiced as a medication aide.
(D) Pursuant to section 4796.05 of the Revised Code, the board shall issue a medication aide certificate in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant who, for at least three of the five years immediately preceding the date the application is submitted to the board, has been actively engaged in practice as a medication aide, in either:
(1) A state that does not issue an occupational license or government certificate to practice as a medication aide, or
(2) Service of the uniformed services.
The applicant shall have verification of having been actively engaged in practice as a medication aide for at least three of the past five years submitted directly to the board by the employer or employer designee of the uniformed services for whom the applicant practiced as a medication aide.
(E) The board may propose to deny certification by endorsement pursuant to an adjudication conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(F) If an applicant for certification by endorsement as a medication aide fails to meet the requirements for certification within one year from the date the application is received, or the application remains incomplete for one year, the application shall be considered void and the fee forfeited. The application shall state the circumstances under with forfeiture may occur.
Last updated December 18, 2023 at 8:28 AM
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