The Nurse Delegation Program (NDP) is designed to assure that all facilities operated under contract by the Alabama Department of Mental Health are compliant with the Alabama Board of Nursing regulations on the administration of medications, and to assure that all residents who reside within facilities contracted by DMH receive appropriate medical care. The Medication Assistance Certification Program for the Alabama Department of Mental Health applies to all facilities that are certified by the department to provide assistance to individuals with serious mental illnesses, intellectual disabilities or substance abuse. This program contains the following components: 1) administrative guidance on program structure, 2) educational programming for both the medication assistant supervising nurses (MAS nurse) and medication assistant certified staff (MAC staff), 3) quality assurance monitoring at the facility level, and 4) quality assurance review by the Alabama Department of Mental Health, as well as the Alabama Board of Nursing.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Commonly Asked Questions About the NDP for the Alabama DMH

• Instructions for Medical Assistant Certification (MAC)

TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Medication Assistant Supervisory (MAS) Training Announcements
    
• Registration Form for Nurse Delegation Training

TRAINING AND TESTING MATERIALS

Levels of Severity for Medication Errors

• Severity of Medication Errors (Mental Illness Services)
• Community Incident Type Codes (Intellectual Disability Services)

Medication Assistant Supervisors (MAS) Document

• Sample Medication Assistant Certification (MAC) certificate of completion

Please click on the links below to view and/or download a copy of the
training manuals.

• MAS 2.1 Instructor's Manual for Training Medication Assistant Certification (MAC) Workers for Programs Providing Intellectual Disability Services
   
• MAS 2.2 Instructor's Manual for Training Medication Assistant Certification (MAC) Workers for Programs Providing Mental Illness or Substance Abuse Services
   
• MAS 3.1 Training Manual for MAC for programs Providing ID Services
   
• MAS 3.2 Training Manual for MAC for Programs Providing MI and SA Services
   
• MAS 5.1 Administrative Guidance for the Medication Assistant Certification (MAC) for Programs Providing Intellectual Disability Services
   
• MAS 5.2 Administrative Guidance for the Medication Assistant Certification (MAC) for Programs Providing Mental Illness or Substance Abuse Services
   
• Forms - Educational Logs
   
• Medication Assistant Certification (MAC) Worker Annual Assessment Form

HANDOUTS:

• MAS and MATT PowerPoint (PDF format)
  
  
• Legal Issues for the Mental Health Nurse (PDF format)
  
  
• Medication Assistant Supervising Nurse (MAS) (PDF format)

EXAMINATIONS:

• To Login to Examinations for Nurse Medication Assistant Certifications

Medication Assistant Certification (MAC) Training Documents

• MAC 4.1 Quick Facts for MACs for Intellectual Disability Services
   
• MAC 4.2 Quick Facts for MACs for Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Services
   
• PowerPoint Slides for Medication Assistant Certification (MAC) 3.1 for Programs Providing Mental Retardation Services
   
• PowerPoint Slides for Medication Assistant Certification (MAC) 3.2 for Programs Providing Mental Illness or Substance Abuse Services
   
• Key to Sample Questions: Medication Assistant Certification (MAC) 3.1 for Programs Providing Intellectual Disability Services
   
• Key to Sample Questions: Medication Assistant Certification (MAC) 3.2 for Programs Providing Mental Illness or Substance Abuse Services

Medication Assistant Train-the-Trainer (MATT)

• MATT Registration Instructions
• MATT "Request Train-the-Trainer" Registration Form
• Alabama Board of Nursing Regulations - Revised 4/2007
• Medication Assistant Train-the-Trainer Self-Study Manual
• Medication Assistant Examinations

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