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§ 8-6A-03. Certification of nursing assistants, medication technicians, and dialysis technician...

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: July 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 8. Nurses (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle6a. Certification of Nursing Assistants, Dialysis Technicians, and Medication Technicians (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 8-6A-03
§ 8-6A-03. Certification of nursing assistants, medication technicians, and dialysis technicians
Currentness
Nursing assistants
(a) An individual shall be certified as a nursing assistant by the Board before the individual may:
(1) Use the title “certified nursing assistant”;
(2) Use the initials “C.N.A.” after the name of the individual; or
(3) Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a nursing assistant.
Medication technicians
(b) An individual shall be certified as a medication technician by the Board before the individual may:
(1) Use the title “certified medication technician”;
(2) Use the initials “C.M.T.” after the name of the individual; or
(3) Represent to the public that the individual is certified as a medication technician.
Dialysis technicians
(c) An individual shall be certified as a dialysis technician by the Board before the individual may:
(1) Use the title “certified dialysis technician”;
(2) Use the initials “C.D.T.” after the name of the individual; or
(3) Represent to the public that the individual is a certified dialysis technician.
Certification required to practice
(d) An individual may not practice, attempt to practice, or offer to practice as a certified dialysis technician or a certified medication technician without certification from the Board.

Credits

Added by Acts 1998, c. 393, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998. Amended by Acts 2004, c. 455, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2004, c. 456, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2022, c. 681, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 8-6A-03, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 8-6A-03
Current with legislation effective through July 1, 2023, from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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