Regulation .03 Medicine Aide Course Requirements.
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A.
Medicine Aide Course Curriculum. The Board shall approve a CMA program that:
(1)
Requires a candidate for admission to the program have current employment and work experience as set forth in Regulation .02A(2) of this chapter;
(2)
Requires before admission that a candidate have a positive recommendation from the director of nursing in the facility where the candidate is employed;
(3)
Is at least 60 hours in length with a minimum of 30 clock hours devoted to theoretical instruction and a minimum of 30 clock hours of supervised clinical training experience in a facility licensed under COMAR 10.07.02;
(4)
Includes instruction in both theory and clinical regarding all approved routes of medication administration and the scope of responsibility of the CMA; and
(5)
Includes each of the following subjects:
(a)
Responsibilities and limitations of the CMA;
(b)
Drug standards, references, and resources;
(c)
Legislation concerning drug utilization;
(d)
Characteristics of the elderly client or client with multiple handicaps;
(e)
Sources and purposes of drugs;
(f)
Dosage forms and methods of administration;
(g)
Drug life;
(h)
The medication order;
(i)
The pharmacy label;
(j)
The administration of nonparenteral medications;
(k)
Procedures and techniques for administering drugs;
(l)
Drug classification, related health problems, and patient care responsibilities;
(m)
Drug solutions and measurements; and
(n)
Monitoring side effects of drugs and drug interactions.
B.
Medicine Aide Continuing Education Curriculum. Continuing education courses required for continued listing as a CMA as required in Regulation .02C of this chapter shall contain:
(1)
A 3-hour core content that includes:
(a)
Current State regulations related to the role of the medicine aide;
(b)
Uses, actions, and possible interactions of and related precautions for current medications used in the care of the geriatric patient;
(c)
New care procedures; and
(d)
Resources available to the medicine aide which clarify and expand the knowledge of the medicine aide; and
(2)
3 hours on at least three of the following topics:
(a)
Documentation;
(b)
Nutrition;
(c)
The physiological system of the geriatric patient;
(d)
De-institutionalization of the intellectually disabled or psychiatric patient; or
(e)
Other aspects of pharmacology; and
(3)
2 hours of assessment testing administered at the completion of the continuing education course.