Arrange for administration of the final examination and.Arrange for a department-approved instructor.Provide administration of the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) and review of the student’s qualifications.If the CMT course is to be conducted in an ICF/SNF, the facility must enter into an agreement with an educational training agency which is responsible to:.All aspects of the CMT course included in this rule shall be met in order for a program to be approved. Perform this procedure to assist licensed practical nurses (LPNs) or registered nurses (RNs) in medication therapy. The program shall be designed to teach skills in medication administration of nonparenteral medications, which will qualify students to The CMT course shall be prescribed by the department in order to prepare individuals for employment as certified medication technicians in intermediate care facilities and skilled nursing facilities (ICF/SNF).A long-term care facility cannot be a training Educational training agency-an area vocational- technical school, an area career center, a comprehensive high school, a community college, or an approved four (4) year institution of higher learning that is approved by the department to conduct the Certified Medication Technician (CMT) Course.Course-the sixty (60) hours of classroom training, eight (8) hours of clinical practice, and a two (2)-part final examination of the department-approved certified medication technician course.
Cooperating agency-an intermediate care facility (ICF) or skilled nursing facility (SNF) licensed by the Department of Health and Senior Services (the department) which has entered into a written agreement with the educational training agency to provide the setting for the clinical portion of the.For the purpose of this rule the following definitions shall apply.The entire text of the rule is printed here. This note applies only to the reference material. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of reproduction. PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. This rule sets forth the requirements for the approval of a medication technician training program designating the required course curriculum content, outlining the qualifications required of students and instructors, designating approved training facilities, outlining the testing and certification requirements, and establishing an update course. PURPOSE: Individuals who administer medications in intermediate care and skilled nursing facilities are required by rule to have successfully completed a medication administration training program approved by the Department of Health and Senior Services. 19 CSR 30-84.020 Certified Medication Technician Training Program