Section 8-6A-02 – Certification Required; Exceptions; Delegation of Tasks
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an individual shall be certified by the Board to practice as a nursing assistant or medication technician before the individual may practice as a nursing assistant or medication technician in the State. (b) This subtitle does not apply to an individual who: (1) Practices a health occupation that the individual […]
Section 8-6A-03 – Certification Prerequisite to Representation; Registration of Certified Medication Technicians
(a) An individual shall be certified as a nursing assistant by the Board before the individual may: (1) Use the title “certified nursing assistant”; (2) Use the initials “C.N.A.” after the name of the individual; or (3) Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a nursing assistant. (b) An individual shall be certified as a medication technician […]
Section 8-6A-04 – Fees
(a) (1) The Board shall set reasonable fees for the issuance and renewal of certificates and other services it provides to certified nursing assistants and certified medication technicians. (2) The fees charged shall be set to produce funds to approximate the cost of maintaining the certification program and the other services provided to certified nursing assistants and certified […]
Section 8-6A-05 – Qualifications for Certification
(a) The Board shall adopt regulations establishing: (1) Categories of certified nursing assistants, including geriatric nursing assistants, home health aides, school health aides, dialysis technicians, individuals working in developmental disabilities administration facilities, and medicine aides; (2) Qualifications for each category of certified nursing assistant; (3) Qualifications for certified medication technicians; and (4) Standards for qualification of applicants for certification, including […]
Section 8-6A-06 – Certification by Endorsement
Every applicant for certification by endorsement shall: (1) Pay the required application fee; (2) Submit the information required by the Board in the manner and form specified by the Board; and (3) Submit written evidence that the applicant: (i) Is certified to practice as a nursing assistant by another state or territory of the United States with requirements that […]
Section 8-6A-07 – Issuance of Certificates; Contents; Criminal History Record Information
(a) Subject to subsection (f) of this section, the Board shall certify any applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle. (b) (1) The Board shall: (i) Issue each new certified nursing assistant or medication technician a certificate number and registration certificate that indicates the initial certificate was issued by the Board; and (ii) Electronically record each certificate in the […]
Section 8-6A-08 – Expiration, Renewal, and Updating of Certificates; Penalties; Criminal History Record Information; Inactive Status
(a) A certificate expires on the 28th day of the birth month of the nursing assistant or medication technician, unless the certificate is renewed for a 2–year term as provided in this section. (b) (1) At least 3 months before a certificate expires, the Board shall send a renewal notice to the nursing assistant or medication technician by: […]
Section 8-6A-09 – Failure to Renew Certificate in Timely Manner; Penalty
(a) The Board may impose a civil fine not exceeding $50 on a certified nursing assistant or a certified medication technician who fails to renew a certificate within 30 days after its expiration date and practices as a certified nursing assistant or certified medication technician during the period of expiration. (b) The Board shall pay any penalty […]
Section 8-6A-10 – Penalties for Violations — Denial, Suspension, Revocation of Certificate; Probation; Reprimand
(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 8–317 of this title and § 8–6A–10.1 of this subtitle, the Board may deny a certificate or grant a certificate, including a certificate subject to a reprimand, probation, or suspension, to any applicant, reprimand any certificate holder, place any certificate holder on probation, or suspend or revoke the […]
Section 8-6A-10.1 – Hearing
(a) Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, before the Board takes any action under § 8–6A–10 of this subtitle, the Board shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board. (b) The Board shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with the Administrative […]