§ 16-27.5-4-6 — Required program training; supervised practicum

Indiana § 16-27.5-4-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 27.5: AIDE CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRY
• Ch. 4: Certification of Qualified Medication Aides

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Effective 9-1-2025.
Sec. 6. (a) A qualified medication aide training and
competency evaluation program curriculum must include the following
training:
(1) Communication and interpersonal skills concerning patients,
including the following:
(A) Techniques for addressing the unique needs and behaviors
of individuals with dementia or Alzheimer's disease.
(B) Communication with cognitively impaired patients.
(C) Understanding the behavior of cognitively impaired
patients.
(D) Appropriate responses to behavior of cognitively impaired
patients.
(E) Methods of reducing the effects of cognitive impairments.
(2) Infection control.
(3) Safety and emergency procedures, including the Heimlich
maneuver.
(4) Patient independence.
(5) Patient rights.
(6) Abuse, neglect, and misappropriation of patient property.
(7) Fundamentals of pharmacology.
(8) Medication orders.
(9) Care of long term patients and monitoring for effects of
medication usage.
(10) Fundamentals of the following systems and medications
affecting each system:
(A) Gastrointestinal.
(B) Musculoskeletal.
(C) Skin and sensory.
(D) Urinary.
(E) Cardiovascular.
(F) Respiratory.
(G) Endocrine.
(H) Male and female reproductive.
(I) Nervous.
(11) Psychotherapeutic medications.
(12) Inflammation, infection, immunity, and malignant disease.
(13) Nutritional deficiencies.
(14) Principles of administering medications.
(15) Documentation of medication administration.
(16) Positioning of patients in preparation for medication and
treatment administration, including the following:
(A) Supine position.
(B) Lateral or Sim's position.
(C) Fowler's position.
(D) Prone position.
(E) Semi Fowler's position.
(F) Dorsal recumbent position.
(17) Temperature taking via oral, axillary, otic, temporal artery,
or rectal using a thermometer.
(18) Measurement of vital signs, including pulse, respiratory rate,
and blood pressure.
(19) Observation reporting to a licensed nurse and documentation
of the observations in the medical record.
(20) Clean technique in handling medications and dressings.
(21) Administration of oxygen through a nasal cannula or
nonsealing mask.
(22) Use of an oximeter to obtain oxygen saturation.
(23) Administration of medications through a gastrostomy tube
(G-tube) and a jejunostomy tube (J-tube).
(24) Administration of medication through a metered dose
inhaler.
(25) Hemoccult testing.
(26) Finger stick blood glucose testing.
(27) Dressing application for a minor skin tear.
(28) Dressing application for a healed gastrostomy tube (G-tube)
and a jejunostomy tube (J-tube) site.
(29) Colostomy bag emptying and changing.
(30) Insertion of a commercially prepared disposable enema.
(31) Administration of a sitz bath.
(32) Application of cold dry compresses.
(33) Performance of diabetic urine testing.
(34) Collection of fecal and urine specimens.
(b) A qualified medication aide training and competency evaluation
program curriculum must require an individual in the program to do the
following:
(1) Demonstrate competency through return demonstration of
skills under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or licensed
practical nurse.
(2) Complete a supervised practicum checklist, approved by the
commission.
(c) The supervised practicum checklist described in subsection
(b)(2) must include the following:
(1) The date of each observation signed by the individual in the
program and the registered nurse or licensed practical nurse who
observed the individual.
(2) A competency achievement statement signed by the individual
in the program and the registered nurse or licensed practical nurse
who observed the individual demonstrate competency in the
following:
(A) Initial steps, as determined by the commission.
(B) Final steps, as determined by the commission.
(C) Preparation and administration of oral, liquid, and
powdered medication, including controlled substances.
(D) Application of the following:
(i) Topical lotion, ointment, or cream.
(ii) A transdermal patch.
(E) Administration of the following:
(i) Eye drops and ophthalmic ointment.
(ii) Ear drops.
(iii) Nasal medication through an atomizer.
(iv) Nasal drops through a dropper.
(v) Vaginal cream.
(F) Insertion of a vaginal and a rectal suppository.
(G) Treatment of scabies and pediculosis.
(H) The skills described in the following:
(i) Subsection (a)(16) through (a)(18).
(ii) Subsection (a)(21).
(iii) Subsection (a)(23) through (a)(27).
(iv) Subsection (a)(29) through (a)(30).
(v) Subsection (a)(32).
(vi) Subsection (a)(34).
(d) An individual in the program may attempt each task on the
supervised practicum checklist described in subsection (b)(2) until
satisfactorily completing the task.
(e) If a task described in subsection (b)(2) is not available for an
individual in the program to perform during the supervised practicum,
the registered nurse or licensed practical nurse supervising the
individual shall:
(1) allow the individual to simulate the task in a laboratory
setting; and
(2) document on the supervised practicum checklist that the task
was simulated in a laboratory setting.
(f) A completed supervised practicum checklist must be placed in
the individual's file and be made available to the commission upon
request.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.143-2025, SEC.24.