Kansas Statutes 65-1,121. Medication aides; continuing education; requirements; fees
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-1,121
- Department: means the department of health and environment. See Kansas Statutes 65-1,175
- Medication aide: means an unlicensed person certified as having satisfactorily completed a training program in medication administration approved by the secretary of health and environment for the purposes of subsection (i) of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 65-1,120
- Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or other association of persons. See Kansas Statutes 65-171j
- Secretary: means the secretary of health and environment. See Kansas Statutes 65-1,114
(a) On and after the effective date of this act, no person shall be a medication aide for the purposes of subsection (i) of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 65-1124 and amendments thereto unless such person completes a program of continuing education at least every two years, as established by the secretary. The secretary by duly adopted rules and regulations shall establish the requirements for such a program as soon as possible after the effective date of this act. The secretary shall update the certificate of a medication aide upon the completion by such medication aide of any continuing education program as provided in this section. The secretary shall determine a fee by rules and regulations in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of the department to administer the provisions of this act.