Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. An assisted living facility caregiver
medication management training program may be established by:
1. The owner or manager of an assisted living
facility, or
2. The owner of an
assisted living facility caregiver training program.
B. A person under subsection (A) may offer an
assisted living facility caregiver medication management training program to:
1. A CNA who is in good standing and whose
certification by the Arizona Board of Nursing under A.R.S. § 32-1645 is
verified;
2. An LNA who is in good
standing and whose licensure by the Arizona Board of Nursing under A.R.S.
§ 32-1645 is verified; and
3.
A DCW who is in good standing and whose training, including training about
caregiving fundamentals and aging and physical disabilities, and testing record
is verified through the AHCCCS online database.
C. A person under subsection (A) that offers
an assisted living facility caregiver medication management training program to
individuals specified under subsection (B) shall ensure the assisted living
facility caregiver medication management training program:
1. Consists of at least the 16 hours of
instruction specified under R4-33-703(C)(14);
2. Is taught by a health
professional who holds a license in good standing and issued under A.R.S. Title
32, Chapter 13, 15, 17, 18, or 25; and
3. Requires passing an
examination regarding assisted living facility caregiver medication management,
using the standard specified in R4-33-702(A)(2)(b), that is approved by the
Board and given by a Board-approved provider. An individual under subsection
(B) shall pass the required examination in no more than three attempts. After
failing three times, the individual may take the assisted living facility
caregiver medication management program again.
D. In addition to complying with subsection
(C), a person under subsection (A) shall ensure each individual under
subsection (B) who participates in an assisted living facility caregiver
medication management training program:
1.
Receives notice, before participating in the training program, of:
a. The fingerprint clearance card
requirement, and
b. The need to
obtain a food-handler's card from the county in which the individual
lives.
2. Provides
written documentation, which is dated and signed, indicating the person under
subsection (A) complied with subsection (D)(1). The person under subsection (A)
shall maintain the written documentation under R4-33-702(G)(2).
E. In addition to complying with
subsection (C), a person under subsection (A) that offers an assisted living
facility caregiver medication management training program to individuals
specified under subsection (B) shall comply with the following subsections of
R4-33-702:
1. (A)(4)(a), (b), and (d) through
(f);
2. (A)(5)(a) through (d), (g),
and (h);
3. (A)(6)(b) and
(c);
4. (G)(1)(b) through
(d);
5. (G)(2)(a), (c), (d), and
(f);
6. (I) and
7. (J).
