This text of Indiana § 16-27.5-4-1 (Certification of qualified medication aides; requirements; exceptions;
competency examination attempts; renewal; inservice education) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Indiana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Effective 9-1-2025.
Sec. 1.
(a)Except as provided in subsections (b)
through (f), a nurse aide shall do the following to be certified as a
qualified medication aide:
(1)Apply for the certification in the manner prescribed by the
state department.
(2)Complete the qualified medication aide training and
competency evaluation program.
(3)Pass the qualified medication aide competency examination
with at least the minimum score, as prescribed by the
commission.
(b)A nursing student of an accredited nursing education program
shall do the following to be certified as a qualified medication aide:
(1)Apply for the certification in the manner prescribed by the
state department.
(2)Be currently enrolled in an accredited nursing education
program.
(3)Satisfactorily complete a course in pharmaco
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Effective 9-1-2025.
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b)
through (f), a nurse aide shall do the following to be certified as a
qualified medication aide:
(1) Apply for the certification in the manner prescribed by the
state department.
(2) Complete the qualified medication aide training and
competency evaluation program.
(3) Pass the qualified medication aide competency examination
with at least the minimum score, as prescribed by the
commission.
(b) A nursing student of an accredited nursing education program
shall do the following to be certified as a qualified medication aide:
(1) Apply for the certification in the manner prescribed by the
state department.
(2) Be currently enrolled in an accredited nursing education
program.
(3) Satisfactorily complete a course in pharmacology or its
equivalent course and submit a transcript verifying the successful
completion of the course.
(4) Successfully complete the supervised practicum portion of the
qualified medication aide training and competency evaluation
program.
(5) Pass the qualified medication aide competency examination
with at least the minimum score, as prescribed by the
commission.
(c) A nursing student who has graduated from an accredited nursing
education program shall do the following to be certified as a qualified
medication aide:
(1) Apply for the certification in the manner prescribed by the
state department.
(2) Provide a transcript verifying successful completion of the
accredited nursing program in the previous twenty-four (24)
months.
(3) Pass the qualified medication aide competency examination
with at least the minimum score, as prescribed by the
commission.
(d) An individual who is a qualified medication aide, or the
equivalent in another state, shall do the following to be certified as a
qualified medication aide in Indiana:
(1) Apply for the certification in the manner prescribed by the
state department.
(2) Submit proof that the individual is a qualified medication aide
in good standing with no verified complaints in another state.
(3) Submit to a national criminal history background check under
IC 25-1-1.1-4.
(e) An emergency medical technician (as defined in IC 16-18-2-112), an advanced emergency medical technician (as defined
in IC 16-18-2-6.5), a paramedic (as defined in IC 16-18-2-266), a
psychiatric attendant, or another health care practitioner, as determined
by the commission, shall do the following to be certified as a qualified
medication aide:
(1) Apply for the certification in the manner prescribed by the
state department.
(2) Pass the qualified medication aide competency examination
with at least a minimum score, as prescribed by the commission.
(3) Submit to a national criminal history background check under
IC 25-1-1.1-4.
(f) An individual with military health care training who does not
qualify under another subsection shall do the following to be certified
as a qualified medication aide:
(1) Apply for the certification in the manner prescribed by the
state department.
(2) Submit documented evidence of the completed military health
care training.
(3) Pass the qualified medication aide competency examination
with at least a minimum score, as prescribed by the commission.
(4) Submit to a national criminal history background check under
IC 25-1-1.1-4.
(g) An individual applying for certification under this chapter shall
provide on the individual's application the individual's:
(1) full name;
(2) telephone number;
(3) mailing address; and
(4) electronic mail address;
and any other information required by the state department and
commission.
(h) An individual described in subsection (b), (c), (e), or (f) may
take the qualified medication aide competency examination not more
than four (4) times during a two (2) year period. If an individual does
not pass the examination after four (4) attempts in a two (2) year
period, the applicant must personally appear before the commission
before reapplying for certification under this chapter.
(i) Certification under this section is valid for two (2) years. The
state department may prescribe the manner in which to renew
certification. An individual certified under this section who wants to
renew the certification shall do so in the manner prescribed by the state
department.
(j) Before directing the state department to issue or renew a
certification to an individual who applies for certification under this
section, the commission may require the individual to personally
appear before the commission to discuss questions concerning the
individual's application.
(k) In order to renew a certification described in this section, a
qualified medication aide shall complete at least six (6) hours of
inservice education during the two (2) year certification period.
(l) A qualified medication aide who is authorized to administer
insulin shall complete at least seven (7) hours of inservice education,
with at least one (1) hour dedicated to insulin administration, during
the two (2) year certification period in order to renew the certification.
(m) The application requirements for certification under this chapter
must comply with federal law.