New Mexico § 61-3-10.2 - Medication aides

§ 61-3-10.2. Medication aides

A. A statewide program for certification of medication aides and approval of medication

aide training programs is created under the board. B. Unless certified as a certified medication aide under the Nursing Practice Act,

no person shall: (1) practice as a certified medication aide; or (2) use the titles “certified medication aide” or “medication aide” or any other title,

abbreviation, letters, figures, signs or devices to indicate or imply that the person

is a certified medication aide. C. The board shall: (1) maintain a permanent register of all persons certified to practice as a certified

medication aide; (2) adopt rules for certified medication aide education and certification, including

standards and curricula; (3) adopt rules governing the supervision of certified medication aides by licensed

nurses, including standards and performance evaluations of certified medication aides; (4) conduct disciplinary hearings of certified medication aides or on the denial,

suspension or revocation of certified medication aide certificates in accordance with

the Uniform Licensing Act; and (5) grant approval to a certified medication aide training program that meets all

the requirements set by the board and deny or withdraw approval from medication aide

training programs that fail to meet prescribed standards or fail to maintain a current

contract. D. Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978 , every applicant for certification as a certified medication aide shall pay the required

application fee, submit written evidence of having completed a board-approved training

program for certified medication aides and successfully complete a board-approved

examination. The board shall issue a certificate to any person who fulfills the requirements

for certification. E. Every certificate issued by the board to practice as a certified medication aide

shall be renewed every two years. The certified medication aide seeking renewal shall submit proof of employment as

a certified medication aide and proof of having met continuing education requirements

adopted by the board. F. The board shall set the following nonrefundable fees: (1) for initial certification by initial or subsequent examination, a fee not to exceed

sixty dollars ($60.00); (2) for renewal of certification, a fee not to exceed sixty dollars ($60.00); (3) for reactivation of a lapsed certificate after failure to renew a certificate

or following board action, a fee not to exceed sixty dollars ($60.00); (4) for initial review and approval of a training program, a fee not to exceed three

hundred dollars ($300); (5) for subsequent review and approval of a training program that has changed, a fee

not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200); (6) for subsequent review and approval of a training program when a change has been

required by a change in board policy or rules, a fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00);

and (7) for periodic evaluation of a training program, a fee not to exceed two hundred

dollars ($200).