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Trained Medication Aide


Next Planned Course in Fall 2023

Please email CTSRegistration@HennepinTech.edu to be added to the Notification List.

This course will review the information required for unlicensed personnel to administer medications while under the direction and supervision of a licensed registered nurse. You will learn legal and ethical issues related to medication administration, body systems and medications for each, administration of non-parental medication, and other required skills.

A Trained Medication Aide (TMA) Award of Achievement is earned upon completion of the course and meeting all course guidelines. This course provides the state approved Medication Administration for Unlicensed Personnel program. This class is WIOA Certified.

Per State of Minnesota Administrative Rule 4658.1360 subpart 2, Individuals who wish to work as a TMA in a skilled nursing home or licensed boarding care facility must be on the Nursing Assistant Registry and have completed a Minnesota Department of Health Approved Nursing Assistant program. Documentation of completion of approved course is required on the first day of class.

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