Sec. 11. (a) Unless an individual is certified under this section:
(1) the individual may not practice as a qualified medication aide or a certified nurse aide; and
(2) a facility may not employ the individual as a qualified medication aide or a certified nurse aide.
(b) The state department shall do the following:
(1) Establish a program for the certification of qualified medication aides and certified nurse aides who work in facilities licensed under this article.
(2) Approve education and training programs for qualified medication aides and certified nurse aides, including course and inservice requirements.
(3) Determine the standards concerning the functions that may be performed by a qualified medication aide and a certified nurse aide.
(4) Establish annual certification fees for qualified medication aides.
(5) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement and enforce this section.
(c) The education and training programs approved by the state department:
(1) must include a competency test that an individual must pass before being granted an initial certification as:
(A) a qualified medication aide; or
(B) a certified nurse aide; and
(2) must include an optional training module for qualified medication aides in administering insulin, including:
(A) at least four (4), and not more than eight (8), hours of classroom training;
(B) at least two (2), and not more than four (4), hours of practical training; and
(C) passing a written and practical examination administered by the trainer;
in insulin administration to be completed before a qualified medication aide may administer insulin.
(d) The state department shall maintain a registry of each individual who is:
(1) certified as a:
(A) qualified medication aide; or
(B) certified nurse aide; or
(2) registered as a home health aide under rules adopted under IC 16-27-1-7.
(e) The state department may conduct hearings for violations of this section under IC 4-21.5.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-4-5.5.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.24-2002, SEC.1; P.L.156-2011, SEC.23; P.L.226-2011, SEC.5; P.L.180-2019, SEC.1.