A. The MT may not:
- (1) Calculate any medication dose;
(2) Administer medications by:
- (a) Injection, except as specified in Regulation .09C(4) of this chapter;
- (b) Way of a tube inserted in a cavity of the body, except as specified in Regulation .09C(2) of this chapter; or
- (c) Intravenous route;
- (3) Transcribe verbal orders;
- (4) Fill medication assistive devices such as mediplanners or time-dose medication containers with medication;
- (5) Package or repackage medications that are prescribed, ordered, over-the-counter, or herbal;
- (6) Perform certified nursing assistant duties unless certified as a nursing assistant by the Board or otherwise authorized by Health Occupations Article, Title 8, Annotated Code of Maryland;
- (7) Provide medication administration teaching; or
- (8) Delegate medication administration.
B. An individual who is not certified as an MT under this chapter may not:
- (1) Represent by title of “certified medication technician” or “MT”, by description of services, methods, or procedures or otherwise, that the individual is authorized to practice as a certified medication technician;
- (2) Use the words or terms “medication technician”, “MT”, “CMT”, or any other abbreviation, title, symbol, sign, card, device, or other representation, with the intent to represent that the person practices as a certified medication technician; or
- (3) Practice, attempt to practice, or offer to practice as a certified medication technician.
Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§8-205(a) and 8-6A-01—8-6A-16, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: April 24, 2006 (33:8 Md. R. 734)
Regulation .02B amended effective July 2, 2018 (45:13 Md. R. 667)
Regulation .04 amended effective February 13, 2017 (44:3 Md. R. 189)
Regulation .04A amended effective July 2, 2018 (45:13 Md. R. 667)
Regulation .05 amended effective July 2, 2018 (45:13 Md. R. 667)
Regulation .05D amended effective August 25, 2008 (35:17 Md. R. 1489)
Regulation .06C amended effective July 2, 2018 (45:13 Md. R. 667)
Regulation .09C amended effective March 12, 2007 (34:5 Md. R. 561)