Certified Medication Aide
Taught by an RN with a licensed pharmacist, with supervised medication passes at a partner assisted living community.
New Jersey, in development
New Jersey Certified Medication Aide training
A Certified Medication Aide (CMA) in New Jersey is a CNA, home health aide or personal care assistant certified to give medications in assisted living under a registered nurse's delegation. Apex is building an RN-taught CMA program and a 10-hour recertification course for New Jersey. The program is not yet approved and is not enrolling.
Apex already runs a Virginia Board of Nursing-approved Medication Aide program, No. 0030000391.
Requirements
How do you become a Certified Medication Aide in New Jersey?
New Jersey regulates medication aides under Title 8, Chapter 36 of the New Jersey Administrative Code.
Requirements are set by the New Jersey Department of Health and may change. Confirm current rules with NJDOH before you enroll in any program.
Hold an active New Jersey certification
You need to be a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), a Certified Homemaker-Home Health Aide (CHHA) or a Personal Care Assistant (PCA) in New Jersey.
Complete an approved course
The medication administration course must be approved by the New Jersey Department of Health. Approved courses are taught by a registered nurse working with a registered pharmacist and include supervised medication passes at a licensed assisted living community.
Pass the state written exam
You take it within 6 months of finishing the course.
Clear a criminal background check
Certification is then valid for 2 years. To renew, a CMA completes at least 10 hours of continuing education during each 2-year period.
Where CMAs work
Where do New Jersey CMAs work?
Certified Medication Aides give medications under a registered nurse's delegation in New Jersey assisted living residences, comprehensive personal care homes, assisted living programs and dementia care homes. Only a registered nurse may delegate medication administration. Licensed practical nurses cannot.
What is planned
What will the New Jersey program include?
4 offerings on one school approval, so caregivers can start with us and keep advancing without changing schools.
CMA recertification course
The 10-hour continuing education course for medication aides renewing their 2-year certification.
Certified Nurse Aide
CNA training for caregivers starting their clinical career.
Certified Homemaker-Home Health Aide
CHHA training for caregivers working in the home.
Our New Jersey instructor is a registered nurse who has completed the New Jersey medication aide train-the-trainer program and holds a compact multistate license verified for New Jersey. Program details are subject to New Jersey Department of Health approval and may change.
Yes. Communities will be able to reserve seats for their CNAs and CHHAs, host supervised medication passes, or book on-site recertification classes for their current medication aides. Communities that host medication passes get first access to graduates. Say so when you join the interest list and we will contact you directly.
Questions
Questions people ask
Call or text (929) 459-7160 if your question is not here.
Is the Apex New Jersey program approved?
Not yet. The program is in development. We will only enroll students after New Jersey Department of Health approval is confirmed.
Do I need to be a CNA to become a medication aide in New Jersey?
You need an active New Jersey certification as a CNA, CHHA or PCA before you can take an approved medication aide course.
Can the New Jersey CMA course be taken online?
The supervised medication passes must be done in person at a licensed assisted living community. Whether classroom hours can be live online depends on the state approval. We will publish the format when enrollment opens.
How long is a New Jersey CMA certification valid?
2 years. Renewal requires at least 10 hours of continuing education during the certification period.
How much will it cost?
Tuition will be announced when enrollment opens. Like our Virginia program, we plan one all-inclusive fee with no separate charges for materials, clinical coordination or the background check.
Contact us
Join the New Jersey interest list
Send the form with your name, city and current certification. No cost and no obligation. We will contact you when enrollment opens.
Call(929) 459-7160
Text(929) 459-7160
Emailmeghan@apex1consulting.com
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Office400 Dutch Neck Road, A10, East Windsor, NJ 08520
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