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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3141)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
certified
medication
aides.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
135C.34,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
135C.34
Medication
aide
——
certification.
3
1.
The
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
,
4
in
cooperation
with
other
appropriate
agencies,
shall
establish
5
a
procedure
to
allow
a
person
who
is
certified
as
a
medication
6
aide
in
another
state
to
become
certified
in
this
state
upon
7
completion
and
passage
of
both
the
certified
nurse
aide
and
8
certified
medication
aide
challenge
examinations
examination
,
9
without
additional
requirements
for
certification,
including
10
but
not
limited
to,
required
employment
in
this
state
prior
to
11
certification.
12
2.
a.
The
department
shall
establish
a
medication
aide
13
certification
registry
on
the
department’s
internet
site.
The
14
medication
aide
certification
registry
shall
allow
a
person
15
offering
a
department-approved
medication
aide
certification
16
examination
to
submit
proof
that
an
individual
successfully
17
completed
the
department-approved
medication
aide
certification
18
examination.
19
b.
The
department
shall
not
charge
a
fee
for
a
person
20
to
submit
or
access
proof
that
an
individual
successfully
21
completed
a
department-approved
medication
aide
certification
22
examination.
23
3.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
24
to
administer
this
section
.
25
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
135C.34A
Medication
aides
——
rules.
26
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
27
17A
governing
properly
trained
persons
charged
with
the
28
responsibility
of
administering
medications
or
a
class
of
29
medications
at
residential
care
facilities,
nursing
facilities,
30
residential
care
facilities
with
three-bed
to
five-bed
31
specialized
licenses,
intermediate
care
facilities
for
the
32
intellectually
disabled,
and
intermediate
care
facilities
for
33
persons
with
mental
illness,
as
applicable:
34
1.
A
rule
authorizing
a
department-approved
medication
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aide
challenge
examination
to
be
administered
by
an
1
area
community
college
shall
also
authorize
other
2
department-approved
competency
evaluation
programs
to
3
administer
a
department-approved
medication
aide
challenge
4
examination.
5
2.
A
rule
which
states
that
before
an
individual
may
take
a
6
department-approved
medication
aide
challenge
examination
in
7
place
of
taking
a
medication
aide
course,
the
individual
must
8
provide
to
the
community
college
a
specified
written
statement,
9
and
also
state
that
other
department-approved
competency
10
evaluation
programs
can
receive
the
statement.
11
3.
A
rule
authorizing
an
individual
who
has
written
12
documentation
of
certification
as
a
medication
aide
in
another
13
state
to
become
a
medication
aide
in
Iowa
shall
not
include
14
successful
completion
of
a
department-approved
nurse
aide
15
competency
examination
as
a
requirement
for
doing
so.
16
4.
Any
rules
necessary
to
ensure
consistency
in
all
17
provisions
relating
to
certified
medication
aide
training
and
18
qualifications.
19
Sec.
3.
ADMINISTRATIVE
RULES.
20
1.
Rescission
of
administrative
rules.
21
a.
The
following
Iowa
administrative
rules
are
rescinded
as
22
of
July
1,
2026:
23
(1)
481
Iowa
administrative
code,
rule
57.19,
subrule
3,
24
paragraph
“d”.
25
(2)
481
Iowa
administrative
code,
rule
57.19,
subrule
3,
26
paragraph
“f”,
second
sentence.
27
(3)
481
Iowa
administrative
code,
rule
58.21,
subrule
6,
28
paragraph
“c”.
29
(4)
481
Iowa
administrative
code,
rule
58.21,
subrule
6,
30
paragraph
“d”,
subparagraph
(4).
31
(5)
481
Iowa
administrative
code,
rule
58.21,
subrule
6,
32
paragraph
“e”,
unnumbered
paragraph
2.
33
(6)
481
Iowa
administrative
code,
rule
63.16,
subrule
3,
34
paragraph
“d”.
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(7)
481
Iowa
administrative
code,
rule
63.16,
subrule
3,
1
paragraph
“f”,
second
sentence.
2
(8)
481
Iowa
administrative
code,
rule
64.4,
subrule
9,
3
paragraph
“c”,
subparagraph
(4).
4
(9)
481
Iowa
administrative
code,
rule
65.17,
subrule
1,
5
paragraph
“c”.
6
(10)
481
Iowa
administrative
code,
rule
65.17,
subrule
1,
7
paragraph
“d”,
subparagraph
(4).
8
(11)
481
Iowa
administrative
code,
rule
65.17,
subrule
1,
9
paragraph
“e”,
unnumbered
paragraph
2.
10
b.
As
soon
as
practicable
after
July
1,
2026,
the
Iowa
11
administrative
code
editor
shall
remove
the
language
of
the
12
Iowa
administrative
rules
referenced
in
paragraph
“a”
from
the
13
Iowa
administrative
code.
14
2.
Conforming
changes
to
rules.
The
department
of
15
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
shall
engage
in
rulemaking
16
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
make
any
conforming
changes
to
rules
17
necessary
to
implement
this
Act.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
relates
to
certified
medication
aides
(medication
22
aides).
23
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
24
and
licensing
(DIAL)
to
establish
a
medication
aide
25
certification
registry
(registry)
on
DIAL’s
internet
site.
26
The
registry
shall
allow
a
person
offering
a
DIAL-approved
27
medication
aide
certification
examination
(examination)
to
28
submit
proof
that
an
individual
successfully
completed
the
29
examination.
The
bill
prohibits
DIAL
from
charging
a
fee
30
for
a
person
to
submit
or
access
proof
that
an
individual
31
successfully
completed
an
examination.
32
Under
current
law,
a
medication
aide
includes
certain
33
persons
responsible
for
administering
medications
or
a
34
class
of
medications
at
residential
care
facilities,
nursing
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facilities,
residential
care
facilities
with
three-bed
to
1
five-bed
specialized
licenses,
intermediate
care
facilities
for
2
the
intellectually
disabled,
and
intermediate
care
facilities
3
for
persons
with
mental
illness.
The
bill
requires
DIAL
to
4
adopt
rules
that
include
specified
provisions
relating
to
5
qualifications
of
medication
aides.
The
specified
provisions
6
relate
to
procedures
for
DIAL-approved
medication
aide
7
courses,
DIAL-approved
medication
aide
challenge
examinations,
8
and
medication
aides
certified
in
other
states.
The
bill
9
also
requires
DIAL
to
adopt
any
rules
necessary
to
ensure
10
consistency
in
all
provisions
relating
to
medication
aide
11
training
and
qualifications
at
such
facilities.
12
The
bill
rescinds
specified
DIAL
rules
relating
to
13
DIAL-approved
medication
aide
courses
and
DIAL-approved
14
medication
aide
challenge
examinations
for
medication
aides
at
15
such
care
facilities.
16
The
bill
requires
DIAL
to
engage
in
rulemaking
to
make
any
17
conforming
changes
to
rules
necessary
to
implement
the
bill.
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