CERTIFIED MEDICATION AIDE
The next step up – Certified Medication Aides are the next step up the career ladder from CNAs.
This course covers roles and responsibilities of a CMA, including how to prepare, administer, and record medications, major actions and side effects, common medical abbreviations, how drugs affect the different systems of the body, mathematics, weights and measures.
The program is a blend of classroom work, practical skills training and clinical experience.
This course includes 25 hours of clinical practice, and meets all requirements to become a CMA in the state of Kansas.
Classes are available in the afternoons and evenings to work around students’ work schedules.
Prerequisites: Nurse Aide Certification (CNA), 18 years of age before last day of class, Reading Placement Test, which is scheduled either by calling 785-309-3136 or online here. Clear copy of driver’s license. Clear copy of SS card.
Course | Program Length | Degree Earned | Program Cost |
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Certified Medication Aide | 6 – 8 weeks | Certifcate of Completion | $730 |
CMA Update | 2 days | Recertification, if successfully completed | $159 |
CMA UPDATE
To remain eligible to work as a Certified Medication Aide (CMA), the CMA must complete 10 hours of continuing education every two years as specified in Kansas Health Occupations Credentialing Regulations.
The successful completion of the continuing education program will allow the CMA to be eligible to work an additional two years.
KDADS Regulations require that CMA’s update the certification every two years. If the certificate lapses, the CMA has a 1 year period (from the expiration date of the certificate) in which to take a continuing education course to renew the certificate.
After successfully completing the continuing education course to renew the certificate, documentation is sent to KDADS, which can take a minimum of 2 weeks to process.
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Contact the CMA Enrollment Specialist or Health Occupations Specialist with any questions, or admission requirement information.
Emily Ingalls
785-309-3132
emily.ingalls@salinatech.edu
Bekki Ringle
785-309-3102
bekki.ringle@salinatech.edu