Section 448.802-C - [Effective 10/16/2025] Requirements(a) Qualifications.--To be a certified medication aide, an individual must: (1) Be a nurse aide currently listed on the Pennsylvania nurse aide registry, be eligible for hiring as a nurse aide under 42 CFR 483.12(A)(3)(II) (relating to freedom from abuse, neglect and exploitation) and not have had a certification under this chapter revoked. A nurse aide who has successfully had a neglect annotation removed from the nurse aide's listing on the Pennsylvania nurse aide registry under 42 U.S.C. § 1396R(G)(1)(D) (relating to requirements for nursing facilities) shall not be prohibited from being eligible for certification.(2) During the previous two years, have at least 1,000 hours of experience working as a nurse aide in a single long-term care nursing facility.(3) Receive a formal written recommendation for certified medication aide training by the director of nursing of the long-term care facility identified in paragraph (2), and submit the recommendation to the department. The recommendation must include a statement certifying that the individual has satisfied the experience requirement under paragraph (2).(4) Have successfully completed the medication aide training program and met the requisite training and competency evaluation requirements.(b) Certification by instructor.--To practice as a certified medication aide, an individual must meet the qualifications under subsection (a) and be certified by an instructor as provided under section 804-C.Added by P.L. (number not assigned at time of publication) 2024 No. 109,§ 1, eff. 10/16/2025.