{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-32-1650.05","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 32-1650.05","heading":"Certified medication assistants; recertification; unprofessional conduct","body":"A. A medication assistant who is certified pursuant to 32-1650.02 may apply for recertification before expiration of the certificate if that person:\n\n1. Submits an application on a board prescribed form accompanied by a fee prescribed by the board by rule before the expiration date on the certificate.\n\n2. Submits an affidavit with the application that the applicant has practiced as a medication assistant for at least one hundred sixty hours in the past two years.\n\n3. Submits an affidavit with the application that indicates whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony, and if convicted of one or more felonies, indicates the date of absolute discharge from the sentences for all felony convictions.\n\n4. Submits a current application to renew the person's licensed nursing assistant license or holds a current licensed nursing assistant license or is registered as a certified nursing assistant and was certified as a medication assistant before July 1, 2016.\n\nB. If the current medication assistant certificate has expired, the board may assess a late fee as prescribed by the board by rule. A medication assistant who practices with an expired certificate commits an act of unprofessional conduct and is subject to disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter.","path":["Title 32 Professions and Occupations"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01650-05.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"b971fa49dfde3901451670478568daecb7ad6964c2b42a1d79f5249cdd916f02","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-32-1650.04","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-32-1650.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}