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Indiana Code Title 16. Health § 16-27.5-4-1

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Section effective September 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.

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