Section R4-19-809. Nursing Assistant and Medication Assistant Cer- tificate Renewal

A.      An applicant for renewal of a CNA certificate or a combined CNA and CMA certificate shall:

1.        Submit a verified application to the Board on a form fur- nished by the Board that provides all of the following information about the applicant:

a.         Full legal name, mailing address including county of residence, e-mail address and telephone number;

b.        Marital status and ethnicity at the applicant’s discre- tion;

c.         Current health care employer including name, address, telephone number, dates of  employment and type of setting;

d.        If the applicant fails to meet the practice require- ments in subsections (A)(2) for nursing assistant or (A)(3) for combined nursing assistant and medica- tion assistant renewal, documentation that the appli- cant has completed a Board-approved training program for the certification sought and passed both the written and manual skills portions of the compe- tency examination within the past two years;

e.         Responses to questions that address the applicant’s background:

i.         Any investigation or disciplinary action by a nursing regulatory agency or nursing assistant regulatory agency in the United States or its ter- ritories not previously disclosed by the appli- cant to the Board;

ii.        Felony conviction or conviction of undesig- nated offense and date of absolute discharge of sentence since certified or last renewed, and

iii.      Unprofessional conduct committed by the applicant as defined in A.R.S. § 32-1601 since the time of last renewal and not previously dis- closed by the applicant to the Board;

iv.       Any disciplinary action or investigation related to the applicant’s nursing license or nursing assistant or medication assistant license, certifi- cate or registry listing by any other state regula- tory agency since the last renewal and not previously disclosed to the Board.

v.        Explanation and supporting documentation for each affirmative answer to questions regarding the applicant’s background;

2.        For CNA renewal, employment as a nursing assistant, performing nursing assistant tasks for an employer or the applicant's performance of nursing assistant activities as part of a nursing or allied health program for a minimum

of 160 hours every two years since the last certificate was issued, or

3.        For combined CMA and CNA renewal, employment as a medication assistant for a minimum of 160 hours within the last 2 years, and

4.  Applicable fees under A.R.S. § 32-1643 and R4-19-808.

B.       A nursing assistant certificate and a combined medication assistant-nursing assistant certificate expire every 2 years on the last day of the certificate holder’s birth date month. If a certificate holder fails to timely renew the certificate, the cer- tificate holder shall;

1.        Not work or practice as a CNA or CMA until the Board issues a renewal certificate; and

2.        Pay any late fee imposed by the Board.

C.      If an applicant holds a license or held a license or certificate that has been or is currently revoked, surrendered, denied, sus- pended or placed on probation in another jurisdiction, the applicant is not eligible to renew or reactivate the applicant’s Arizona certificate until a review or investigation has been completed and a decision made by the Board.

D.      The Board may renew the certificate of an applicant who meets the criteria established in statute and this Article. An applicant who is denied renewal of a certificate may request a hearing by filing a written request with the Board within 30 days of service of the Board’s order denying renewal of the license.  Hearings  shall  be  conducted   in  accordance   with

A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10 and 4 A.A.C. 19, Article 6.

Historical Note

New Section adopted by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 757, effective February 4, 2000 (Supp. 00-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 4254, effective Decem- ber 5, 2005 (Supp. 05-4). Amended by final rulemaking

at 20 A.A.R. 1859, effective September 8, 2014 (Supp.

14-3).