CERTIFIED MEDICATION AIDES

Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Creates the Certified Medication Aide Program within the Department of Public Health. Provides that the Department shall implement and enforce the Program. Sets forth requirements for a facility to be designated as a qualified facility within the Program. Describes exempt activities. Sets forth the scope of practice for a certified medication aide. Provides for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000, to be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty, for uncertified practice as a certified medication aide. Provides that the Department shall authorize examinations of applicants for certification at the times and places it may designate. Provides for examination fees to be paid by applicants for certification. Sets forth requirements for an applicant to be certified under the Program. Provides that a person certified under the Program shall use the words "certified medication aide" in connection with the person's name to denote the person's certification under the Program. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules to administer, implement, and enforce the Program.