HF 2680 — A bill for an act relating to certified medication aides.

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Husele8,antrligoetideiainae.BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

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Scry,Section Km^^lds135C.34, GvrorfoaCode c:2026, is amended to read as follows:

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Sc.The department shall not charge a fee for a person to submit or access proof that an individual successfully completed a department-approved medication aide certification examination.

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35.3AThe Mdiaiondepartment dsshall —adopt uls.rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.

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3The .department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A governing properly trained persons charged with the responsibility of administering medications or a class of medications at residential care facilities, nursing facilities, residential care facilities with three-bed to five-bed specialized licenses, intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled, and intermediate care facilities for persons with mental illness, as applicable:

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AnyA lesrule cesryauthorizing oa nuredepartment-approved nssenymedication naide llchallenge povsonsexamination laingto obe rtfedadministered eictinby iean tanigarea ndcommunity qalfcaios.college shall also authorize other department-approved competency evaluation programs to administer a department-approved medication aide challenge examination.

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DMNITRTVEA UES.rule which states that before an individual may take a department-approved medication aide challenge examination in place of taking a medication aide course, the individual must provide to the community college a specified written statement, and also state that other department-approved competency evaluation programs can receive the statement.

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