Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
[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) An applicant seeking
approval from the board to provide a medication aide training program shall
submit a "Medication Aide Training Program
Application."
(1)
Applications shall be accompanied by the fee required by paragraph (A)(8) of
rule 4723-27-10 of the Administrative
Code.
(2) No applicant shall admit
a student until the medication aide training program has been approved by the
board.
(B) The
application for approval of a medication aide training program shall contain
the following information:
(1) The objectives
and outcomes of the medication aide program;
(2) The program's organizational
chart;
(3) The name and credentials
of the program's registered nurse administrator;
(4) The name and credentials of all
individuals serving as instructors in the program;
(5) A program curriculum that includes the
number of hours to be spent on each topic area.
(C) To be approved by the board, a medication
aide training program shall meet and maintain the following requirements:
(1) The medication aide training program
shall include a minimum of one hundred twenty clock hours of instruction
consisting of the following:
(a) Not less than
eighty clock hours of didactic and laboratory instruction relating to
medication administration and meeting the minimum curriculum requirements
specified in rule
4723-27-08 of the Administrative
Code; and
(b) Not less than forty
clock hours of supervised clinical practice as set forth in rule
4723-27-08 of the Administrative
Code.
(2) The medication
aide training program shall employ or contract with one or more nurses who
collectively shall satisfy all of the following requirements:
(a) A registered nurse who has held a
current, valid Ohio license to practice registered nursing for a minimum of two
years, to serve as the program administrator;
(b) A nurse who has had, within the past five
years, at least one year of experience in providing nursing services as a
registered nurse or licensed practical nurse in a nursing home or a residential
care facility;
(c) A nurse with
education or experience in adult instruction which may include completion of an
approved train the trainer course or experience;
(d) A nurse who shall serve as supervisor of
the clinical component; and
(e) A
registered nurse who shall teach the didactic and laboratory component of the
training program.
(3)
The registered nurse program administrator shall direct and supervise all
aspects of the training program and ensure that the program meets and maintains
the requirements set forth in this rule, and rule
4723-27-08 of the Administrative
Code.
(4) The program shall
disclose to all applicants at the time of admission the program's refund
policy, the cost of the board approved medication aide examination, the
qualifications for certification as a medication aide, as set forth in section
4723.651 of the Revised Code,
and that in order to be certified as a medication aide, an applicant will be
tested to determine whether the applicant's reading, writing, and mathematical
skills are sufficient to administer prescription medications safely.
(5) The supervised clinical practice
component shall be provided in nursing homes that the Ohio department of health
has found to be free from deficiencies related to the administration of
medications in the two most recent annual surveys, or in residential care
facilities that the Ohio department of health has found to be free from
deficiencies, related to the administration of medications and the provision of
skilled nursing care, in the two most recent annual surveys.
(6) A medication aide training program shall
provide written certification, on a form specified by the board, to a board
approved examination service provider of a student's eligibility to take a
board approved examination, according to rule
4723-27-08 of the Administrative
Code.
(7) A medication aide
training program shall maintain records including results of a board approved
examination for each student for a period of six years following the date the
student enrolled in the program.
(8) A medication aide training program shall
engage in program evaluation that includes, but is not limited to, obtaining
feedback from students, instructors, and employers of individuals who have
successfully completed the medication aide training program.
(9) A medication aide training program shall
ensure an orderly transition between program administrators including providing
written notification to the board within thirty days of the
transition.
(10) A medication aide
training program shall close a program, if necessary, in an orderly manner
including providing thirty days advance written notice to the board, current
students, and program applicants of the following:
(a) Tentative date of the closing;
(b) The location where the program's student
and other records will be retained; and
(c) The name, address, and other contact
information of the custodian of all program records after the program is
closed;
(11) A
medication aide training program shall establish written policies and
procedures to meet the requirements of this rule and other policies deemed
necessary for the training program. Such policies and procedures shall be
available for review by the board upon request.
(12) For individuals with experience in the
armed forces of the United States, or in the national guard or in a reserve
component, the program shall have a process in place to:
(a) Review the individual's military
education and skills training;
(b)
Determine whether any of the military education or skills training is
substantially equivalent to the curriculum established in Chapter 4723-27 of
the Administrative Code;
(c) Award
credit to the individual for any substantially equivalent military education or
skills training.
(D) Approval of a medication aide training
program shall be effective for a period of two years from the date of approval
if the requirements set forth in this rule and rule
4723-27-08 of the Administrative
Code are met and maintained throughout the two-year period.
(E) No later than ninety days prior to
expiration of a medication aide training program approval period, a program
seeking reapproval shall submit a "Medication Aide
Training Program Re-Approval Application"
that includes but is
not limited to the following:
(1)
Verification that the program meets and has maintained
the requirements set forth in this rule and rule
4723-27-08 of the Administrative
Code; and
(2) Payment of a program reapproval fee as
specified in paragraph (A)(9) of rule
4723-27-10 of the Administrative
Code.
(F) The board may conduct site visits of a
medication aide training program or program applicant. The board has all of the
powers and duties conferred by sections
4723.28 and
4723.29 of the Revised Code with
respect to evaluation of a medication aide training program or
applicant.
(G) The board shall
review completed applications for approval or reapproval of a medication aide
training program during a regularly scheduled board meeting.
(H) The board may deny, suspend or revoke
approval or reapproval of a medication aide training program or applicant, in
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, based upon the following:
(1) Failure to meet or maintain the
requirements set forth in this rule and rule
4723-27-08 of the Administrative
Code;
(2) Submitting false,
misleading or deceptive statements, information or documentation to the board
or its designees.
(I) If
the board fails to act on a reapproval application prior to the expiration of
the program's current two-year approval period, the board shall consider the
program's current approval period effective until the board takes action with
respect to the reapproval application.
