1. (1) an MAC training program shall be approved by the Division in collaboration with the Advisory Peer Education Committee created in Section R156-31b-202 before the program is implemented;
2. (2) an MAC training program may be offered only by an educational institution, a health care facility, or a health care association;

3. (3) an MAC training program shall consist of at least:

   1. (a) 60 clock hours of didactic classroom training that is consistent with the Medication Assistant-Certified (MA-C) Model Curriculum adopted by the NCSBN's Delegate Assembly on August 9, 2007, which is incorporated by reference; and
   2. (b) 40 hours of practical training in a healthcare facility as defined in Subsection 78B-3-403(12);

4. (4) each classroom training instructor and the practical training instructor shall:

   1. (a)(i) have an active LPN, RN, or APRN license in good standing or a multistate privilege to practice nursing in Utah; and

      1. (ii) have at least one year of clinical practice experiences; or

   2. (b)(i) be an approved CNA instructor who has completed a Train the Trainer program recognized by the Utah Nursing Assistant Registry; and

      1. (ii) have at least one year of clinical practice experiences;

5. (5)(a) practical training instructor-to-student ratio shall be no greater than:

   1. (i) 1:2 if the instructor is working with individual students to administer medications; or

      1. (ii) 1:6 if the instructor is supervising students who are working one-on-one with medication nurses to administer medications in clinical facilities;
   2. (b) a practical training instructor shall be on-site and available at any time if the student is not being directly supervised by a licensed nurse during the clinical practice experiences; and

6. (6) an entity seeking approval to provide an MAC training program shall submit to the Division a complete application form provided by the Division with:

   1. (a) evidence of adequate and appropriate trainers and resources to provide the training program, including a well-stocked clinical skills lab or the equivalent;
   2. (b) a copy of the proposed training curriculum and an attestation that the proposed curriculum is consistent with the model curriculum in Subsection (3)(a); and

   3. (c) documentation of the MAC training program's minimal admission requirements, which shall include:

      1. (i) an earned high school diploma, successful passage of the general educational development test, or equivalent education as approved by the Board;
      2. (ii) current certification as a nursing aide, in good standing, from the Utah Nursing Assistant Registry;

      3. (iii) at least 2,000 hours of experience completed:

         1. (A) as a CNA working in a healthcare facility as defined in Subsection 78B-3-403(12); and
         2. (B) within the two-year period preceding the date of application to the training program: and
      4. (iv) current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification.

Under Subsection 58-31b-601(4), the minimum standards for an MAC training program and the process to obtain approval are as follows:

KEY: licensing, nurses

Date of Last Change: January 16, 2025

Notice of Continuation: October 27, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 58-31b-101; 58-1-106(1)(a); 58-1-202(1)(a)