LAC 48:IX.907. Qualifications of Applicants to be Medication Attendants

A. Each person accepted to participate in the medication attendant course must be: 1. a citizen of the United States, a United States national, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residency in the United States. 2. employed in a facility operated by the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (OCDD), in a community home for persons with developmental disabilities funded through the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) or the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), or in an intermediate care facility for people with developmental disabilities; or be a person who provides in-home Medicaid home and community-based services; 3. at least 18 years of age; 4. able to read, write, and comprehend the English language; 5. free of communicable diseases and in suitable physical and emotional health to administer medications safely; 6. without a known record or history of drug abuse or record of conviction of a felony.