Medicaid Nurse Aide - Kentucky Medication Aide

To enroll in the Medicaid nurse aide course:

• If you are not a current MCTC student, then you would need to enroll in the college.
• If you are a current MCTC student, contact your advisor or Admissions for assistance with enrolling in the course.
• You must be at least 16 years of age

Classes are available throughout the year on the Licking Valley (Cynthiana), Montgomery (Mt. Sterling), Rowan (Morehead) and Maysville Campuses as well as our extension in Carlisle, KY. 

Required Pre-requisites for KMA 100:

1. Be able to read, write, and speak English;
2. Have basic math skills;
3. Have a high school diploma or equivalent; and
4. Either
   1. Have at least six (6) months of continuous work experience as a State registered nurse aide (SRNA) in a nursing facility that is certified under Title XVIII or XIX of the Social Security Act; or
   2. Direct care staff member of a:
      1. Long-term care facility that is not certified under Title XVIII or XIX of the Social Security Act;
      2. Facility operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice; or
      3. Residential facility licensed by the Cabinet for Health and family Services if authorized under the facility's scope of licensure.

Upon completion of the program, the graduate can:

1. Demonstrate good personal habits.
2. Recognize the nurse aide’s role as it fits into the organizational structure of a long-term health care facility.
3. Identify responsibilities of the nurse aide to the resident and health care team.
4. Demonstrate basic skills and techniques in performing uncomplicated nursing procedures according to the program standards.
5. Organize and administer nursing care to residents based on a plan of care and direction from charge personnel.
6. Demonstrate knowledge of resident’s rights in assisting residents with their activities of daily living.
7. Demonstrate ability to assist residents in attaining and maintaining functional independence to the extent possible.
8. Demonstrate proper care for and use of equipment and supplies necessary for patient care.
9. Demonstrate sensitivity to the residents’ physical, emotional, social and mental health needs through skillful, directed interactions.
10. Actively participate in the maintenance of a non-threatening, independence-conducive environment for the nursing facility resident

In order to be listed on the State Nurse Aide Registry, a student successfully completing the course must take the state written examination and skill competency evaluation.

Students are eligible to take the state certification exam for one year from the date that they completed their training.