Indiana Administrative Code
Title 412 - INDIANA HEALTH FACILITIES COUNCIL
Article 2 - QUALIFIED MEDICATION AIDES
Rule 1 - General Provisions
Section 1-8 - QMA competency evaluation

(a) A QMA competency evaluation test shall be administered consisting of multiple choice questions requiring a passing score of eighty percent (80%) by the state-approved testing entity. Ongoing revision of test questions may be necessary in an effort to maintain a valid exam that includes new medications and updated materials for various medication classifications. The application for competency exam shall be submitted within thirty (30) days of practicum completion.

(b) The competency evaluation test may be taken three (3) times within one (1) year of the completion date of classroom training. Prior to the student applying to take the second or third test, the student shall provide documentation to the testing entity of additional training that is based on the QMA training program and conducted by a registered nurse. However, if the student is unsuccessful after three (3) attempts, he or she shall repeat the training program in its entirety. Testing will be administered and scored by an entity approved by the Indiana state department of health.

(c) The student must complete the forty (40) hour practicum and apply to take the competency evaluation test within six (6) months of the completion date of the sixty (60) hour classroom portion of the program. Applications to take the second or third test must be submitted, along with documentation of additional training, within one (1) year of the completion date of the classroom training.

(d) Graduate nursing students that do not pass the state nursing boards may function as a QMA after successfully completing the competency evaluation test with a passing score of eighty percent (80%).

(e) Nursing students who have completed a pharmacology class with a grade of "C" or above would be exempt from the classroom training; however, the student is required to complete the practicum and successfully complete the competency evaluation test.

(f) The competency evaluation program must be approved by the Indiana state department of health every two (2) years.