MEDICATION ASSISTANT CATEGORIES

NDAC Chapter 54-01-03-01 (32) 
“Medication assistant” means an individual who has a current registration as an unlicensed assistive person, has had additional training in administration of medication, and possesses a current registration from the board as one of the following medication assistants:

Definition
Medication assistant I is a person who has completed all the requirements for a medication assistant program I. 
Medication assistant II is a person who has completed additional training past the medication assistant program I and met all the requirements for a medication assistant program II. 
Medication assistant III is a person who has completed two semesters of an approved nursing education program, each of which must have included a clinical nursing component, or a graduate of a board-recognized medical assistant program.

Setting 
A medication assistant I is limited to employment in a setting in which a licensed nurse is not regularly scheduled. 
A medication assistant II may be employed both in a setting in which a licensed nurse is regularly scheduled and a setting in which a licensed nurse is not regularly scheduled. 
A medication assistant III who has met board criteria through an approved nursing education program may be employed both in a setting in which a licensed nurse is regularly scheduled and a setting in which a licensed nurse is not regularly scheduled and in an ambulatory health care setting.
A medication assistant III who is a medical assistant may be employed in an ambulatory health care setting.

Eligibility for Registry Requirements 
Application for registration as a medication assistant I;
1. $30.00 fee;
2. UAP registration;
3. Successfully completed a board-approved medication assistant program I; or
4. Submitted evidence of successful completion of a medication assistant program in another state equal in content to a board-approved medication assistant program I. curriculum. 
Application for registration as a medication assistant II;
1. $30.00 fee;
2. UAP registration;
3. Successfully completed a board-approved medication assistant program II; or
4. Submitted evidence of successful completion of a medication assistant program in another state equal in content to a board-approved medication assistant program II curriculum.  
Application for registration as a medication assistant III;
1.   $40.00 fee;
2. UAP registration;
3. Successful completion of a board-recognized medical assistant program
*(curriculum includes basic pharmacology content) with certification from the American Association of Medical Assistants or its successor organization; or
4. Verification of eligibility from an approved nursing education program.

(NDAC 54-07-05-01. Statement of Intent.) . . . . Delegation of medication administration in acute care settings or for individuals with unstable or changing nursing care needs is specifically precluded by these rules.

(NDAC 54-01-03-01 (47) “Regularly scheduled presence of a licensed nurse” means that a licensed nurse is present a minimum of eight hours in a twenty-four-hour period of time in a setting where nursing care is continuously delivered.