Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A.
Initial Certification
1. be a CNA in good
standing;
a. - b. Repealed.
2. be employed in a MAC approved
LLCF;
3. meet requirements set
forth in §10082; and
4. complete
the required MAC training program.
B. Renewal Certification
1. A MAC certificate holder shall:
a. be a CNA in good standing;
b. have no findings on the MAC
registry;
c. submit the following
documentation to the registry prior to the expiration date of the certificate:
i. a signed attestation acknowledging review
of the current MAC requirements;
ii. documentation of having completed four
hours of state-approved continuing education administered by an approved
institution focusing on medication administration, prior to expiration of the
certificate; and
iii. documentation
of having worked at least 400 hours within the previous 12 months as a MAC in
an LLCF.
d. - 3.
Repealed.
C.
Denial of Renewal. The department shall deny renewal of the certificate of a
MAC who is in violation of this Chapter at the time of the application renewal.
1. - 3. Repealed.
D. Reciprocity. A person who holds a valid
license, registration or certificate as a MAC issued by another state shall
also be certified in Louisiana if the transferring state's training program is
at least 120 hours or more and the applicant passed that state's-approved MAC
competency examination.
1. The applicant shall
initially submit an application for reciprocity to the CNA registry as set
forth in the CNA training competency evaluation program,
§10035 of this Chapter.
2. Once placed on the CNA registry in the
state of Louisiana, the applicant may submit an application for reciprocity to
the MAC Registry.
3. The
application shall include a certified copy of the license or certificate for
which the reciprocal certificate is requested.
4. The department shall contact the issuing
agency to verify the applicant's status with the agency.
5. The applicant shall submit documentation
of 400 hours employed as a MAC within the previous 12 months.
E. Expired Certification. A MAC
whose certificate has expired shall not perform medication administration until
the certificate has been reissued. The following criteria shall be met and
documentation submitted to the registry for consideration of certificate
re-issuance:
1. Documentation of 400
employment hours worked within the last 12 months in a LLCF as a MAC;
and
2. A signed attestation
acknowledging review of the current MAC requirements within 30 calendar days of
expiration of the certification; or
3. Documentation supporting completion of a
minimum of 40 hours of re-orientation of medication administration and the job
duties of the MAC within 12 months of expiration of certification to be
provided by a MAC approved LLCF. At a minimum the re-orientation shall:
a. include authorized duties and prohibited
duties described in this Subchapter, and the facility's medication
administration policies;
b. be
provided by a licensed RN who is employed by the LLCF in which the MAC is
currently employed; and
c. include
documentation of a competency evaluation through skills demonstration and
written examination.
4.
Failure to meet the certificate renewal or re-issuance requirements within 12
months from the expiration of the certification, will be considered a voluntary
surrender of the MAC certification.
AUTHORITY
NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
36:254 and
R.S.
37:1026.1 et
seq.
