{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-87-704","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 17-87-704","heading":"Qualifications","body":"(a) In order to be certified as a medication assistive person, an applicant shall submit to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing written evidence, verified by oath, that the applicant: (1) (A) Is currently listed in good standing on the state's certified nurse aide registry; (B) Has maintained registration on the state's certified nurse aide registry continuously for a minimum of one (1) year; (C) Has completed at least one (1) continuous year of full-time experience as a certified nurse aide in this state; (D) Is currently employed at a designated facility; (E) Has a high school diploma or the equivalent; (F) Has successfully completed a literacy and reading comprehension screening process approved by the board; (G) Has successfully completed a medication assistive person training course of not less than one hundred (100) hours approved by the board; and (H) Has successfully passed an examination on subjects the board determines; or (2) (A) Has completed a portion of a nursing education program equivalent to the medication assistive person training course; and (B) Passed the medication aide examination. (b) The board may issue a certification as a medication assistive person by endorsement to an applicant who has been licensed or certified as a medication assistive person under the laws of another state or territory, if: (1) In the opinion of the board, the applicant meets the qualifications of medication assistive persons in this state; and (2) The board recommends certification. (c) Any person holding a certification as a medication assistive person shall have the right to use the title \"medication assistive person\" and the abbreviation \"M.A.P.\". (d) The training courses for medication assistive persons may be provided by a postsecondary educational institution, a hospital, or a consortium of five (5) or more skilled nursing facilities. Amended by Act 2021, No. 759,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021. Acts 2005, No. 1423, § 4; 2007, No. 206, § 1.\n\n(a) In order to be certified as a medication assistive person, an applicant shall submit to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing written evidence, verified by oath, that the applicant: (1) (A) Is currently listed in good standing on the state's certified nurse aide registry; (B) Has maintained registration on the state's certified nurse aide registry continuously for a minimum of one (1) year; (C) Has completed at least one (1) continuous year of full-time experience as a certified nurse aide in this state; (D) Is currently employed at a designated facility; (E) Has a high school diploma or the equivalent; (F) Has successfully completed a literacy and reading comprehension screening process approved by the board; (G) Has successfully completed a medication assistive person training course of not less than one hundred (100) hours approved by the board; and (H) Has successfully passed an examination on subjects the board determines; or (2) (A) Has completed a portion of a nursing education program equivalent to the medication assistive person training course; and (B) Passed the medication aide examination.\n; (G) Has successfully completed a medication assistive person training course of not less than one hundred (100) hours approved by the board; and (H) Has successfully passed an examination on subjects the board determines; or (2) (A) Has completed a portion of a nursing education program equivalent to the medication assistive person training course; and (B) Passed the medication aide examination.\n\n(1) (A) Is currently listed in good standing on the state's certified nurse aide registry; (B) Has maintained registration on the state's certified nurse aide registry continuously for a minimum of one (1) year; (C) Has completed at least one (1) continuous year of full-time experience as a certified nurse aide in this state; (D) Is currently employed at a designated facility; (E) Has a high school diploma or the equivalent; (F) Has successfully completed a literacy and reading comprehension screening process approved by the board; (G) Has successfully completed a medication assistive person training course of not less than one hundred (100) hours approved by the board; and (H) Has successfully passed an examination on subjects the board determines; or\n\n(A) Is currently listed in good standing on the state's certified nurse aide registry;\n\n(B) Has maintained registration on the state's certified nurse aide registry continuously for a minimum of one (1) year;\n\n(C) Has completed at least one (1) continuous year of full-time experience as a certified nurse aide in this state;\n\n(D) Is currently employed at a designated facility;\n\n(E) Has a high school diploma or the equivalent;\n\n(F) Has successfully completed a literacy and reading comprehension screening process approved by the board;\n\n(G) Has successfully completed a medication assistive person training course of not less than one hundred (100) hours approved by the board; and\n\n(H) Has successfully passed an examination on subjects the board determines; or\n\n(2) (A) Has completed a portion of a nursing education program equivalent to the medication assistive person training course; and (B) Passed the medication aide examination.\n\n(A) Has completed a portion of a nursing education program equivalent to the medication assistive person training course; and\n\n(B) Passed the medication aide examination.\n\n(b) The board may issue a certification as a medication assistive person by endorsement to an applicant who has been licensed or certified as a medication assistive person under the laws of another state or territory, if: (1) In the opinion of the board, the applicant meets the qualifications of medication assistive persons in this state; and (2) The board recommends certification.\n\n(1) In the opinion of the board, the applicant meets the qualifications of medication assistive persons in this state; and\n\n(2) The board recommends certification.\n\n(c) Any person holding a certification as a medication assistive person shall have the right to use the title \"medication assistive person\" and the abbreviation \"M.A.P.\".\n\n(d) The training courses for medication assistive persons may be provided by a postsecondary educational institution, a hospital, or a consortium of five (5) or more skilled nursing facilities.","path":["AR Code","Title 17","Chapter 87","Subchapter 7"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"a6ebb0460a2553f8d7510e258dd111bd48f9a2a908a5114d66f3afa5e3de1174","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-87-703","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-87-705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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