Certified medication assistants
Arkansas Code § 20-10-203; Arkansas Code § 20-10-216; Arkansas Code § 20-10-224
(a) Any licensed nursing facility may elect to use certified medication assistants (medication assistants-certified) to perform the delegated nursing function of medication administration and related tasks:
- (1) Under the supervision of a licensed nurse on the premises; and
- (2) Consistent with the medication assistant rules of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing.
- (b) A person who is both a certified medication assistant and certified nurse aide may perform both functions in a nursing facility.