Section 17-87-704 - Qualifications

(a) In order to be certified as a medication assistive person, an applicant shall submit to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing written evidence, verified by oath, that the applicant: (1)(A) Is currently listed in good standing on the state's certified nurse aide registry;(B) Has maintained registration on the state's certified nurse aide registry continuously for a minimum of one (1) year;(C) Has completed at least one (1) continuous year of full-time experience as a certified nurse aide in this state;(D) Is currently employed at a designated facility;(E) Has a high school diploma or the equivalent;(F) Has successfully completed a literacy and reading comprehension screening process approved by the board;(G) Has successfully completed a medication assistive person training course of not less than one hundred (100) hours approved by the board; and(H) Has successfully passed an examination on subjects the board determines; or(2)(A) Has completed a portion of a nursing education program equivalent to the medication assistive person training course; and(B) Passed the medication aide examination.(b) The board may issue a certification as a medication assistive person by endorsement to

equivalent to the medication assistive person training course; and(B) Passed the medication aide examination.(b) The board may issue a certification as a medication assistive person by endorsement to an applicant who has been licensed or certified as a medication assistive person under the laws of another state or territory, if:(1) In the opinion of the board, the applicant meets the qualifications of medication assistive persons in this state; and(2) The board recommends certification.(c) Any person holding a certification as a medication assistive person shall have the right to use the title 'medication assistive person' and the abbreviation 'M.A.P.'.(d) The training courses for medication assistive persons may be provided by a postsecondary educational institution, a hospital, or a consortium of five (5) or more skilled nursing facilities.Amended by Act 2021, No. 759,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.Acts 2005, No. 1423, § 4; 2007, No. 206, § 1.