Certification and recertification

(a) Effective August 1, 2006, the following, to be evidenced by the aide's attestation, are prerequisites for certification as a medication aide: (1) Minimum age: 18; (2) Minimum education: high school or general equivalency diploma; (3) Current Oklahoma nurse aide certification with no abuse notations; (4) Experience working as a certified nurse aide for six months; and (5) Physical and mental capability to safely perform duties. (b) Application criteria and processing requirements for recertification are as follows: (1) The certified medication aide shall submit a Recertification Application (ODH Form 717) that requires information to demonstrate compliance with 310:677-13-1(d). (2) The Recertification Application (ODH Form 717) shall be accompanied by a ten dollar ($10.00) fee. (3) Each recertification shall be effective for twelve months from the expiration date of the medication aide's previous certification. (4) The medication aide shall be required to retest if certification has expired by more than one year. The individual may obtain approval to take a retest by filing a Certified Medication Aide Retest Application (ODH Form 842) with a fifteen dollar ($15.00) nonrefundable fee. The aide shall retrain and test if the aide fails the retest or if certification has expired by more than three years. (5) The Recertification Application (ODH Form 717) for a medication aide shall include documentation of continuing education equivalent to eight hours for every twelve months of certification, excluding the first year of certification. (c) A certified medication aide who completes a Department-approved advanced training program and demonstrates competence may request a Department-issued certificate that bears an endorsement for the advanced training. When an advanced-training certificate is issued by the Department to a certified medication aide, a notation reflecting the advanced training shall be placed on the aide's record in the Nurse Aide Registry. A request for endorsement shall be accompanied by a ten dollar ($10.00) endorsement fee and proof of training and competence on an application form that requires: (1) The name and contact information for the certified medication aide; and (2) The name of the training program, dates of attendance, details on the CMA's demonstration of competence, and copies of documents from the program confirming training and competence.