The Nurse Delegation Program (NDP) is designed to assure that all programs certified by the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) are compliant with the Alabama Board of Nursing regulations on the administration of medications, and to assure that all residents who receive services in programs certified by ADMH receive appropriate nursing/medical care. The NDP applies to all programs that are certified by the ADMH to provide assistance with medications to persons with serious mental illness, intellectual disabilities or substances abuse. This program includes the following components:

1. Administrative guidance on the program’s structure and requirements
2. Educational requirements
3. Quality assurance monitoring at the program level, and
4. Certification review by the ADMH Office of Certification

• Training Announcements



• Agency Administrators Survey



• Revised NDP Forms - Updated May 2013

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Commonly Asked Questions About the NDP for ADMH

• Instructions for Medical Assistant Certification (MAC)

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
   

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

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

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