Nevada Code § 632.292

1. An applicant for a certificate to
practice as a medication aide - certified must submit proof satisfactory to the
Board that the applicant:
(a) Holds a certificate to practice as a nursing
assistant in this State;
(b) Has completed at least 1 year of continuous
full-time employment as a nursing assistant in a medical facility in this State
and is currently employed at a medical facility;
(c) Has a high school diploma or its equivalent;
(d) Has successfully completed a literacy and
reading comprehension screening process approved by the Board;
(e) Has successfully completed a training course
for medication aides - certified of at least 100 hours that is approved by the
Board;
(f) Has passed an examination on such subjects as
are required by the Board; and
(g) Meets such other reasonable requirements as
the Board prescribes by regulation.
2. An applicant who is licensed or
certified as a medication aide in another state or territory of the United
States may be certified in this State by endorsement if the applicant submits
proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
(a) Holds a certificate to practice as a nursing
assistant in another state or territory of the United States;
(b) Has completed at least 1 year of continuous
full-time employment as a nursing assistant in a medical facility in another
state or territory of the United States and is currently employed at a medical
facility;
(c) Has a high school diploma or its equivalent;
(d) Has passed an examination determined by the
Board to be equivalent to the examination required by paragraph (f) of
subsection 1;
(e) Has completed training determined by the
Board to be equivalent to the training required by paragraph (e) of subsection
1; and
(f) Meets such other reasonable requirements as
the Board prescribes by regulation.
3. The Board shall issue a certificate to
practice as a medication aide - certified to each applicant who meets the
requirements of this section.

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