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Medication Administration
Education is the best medicine...
This 150-hour course prepares students to take the State of Texas examination
to become a licensed Medication Aide by the
Texas Department of Aging and
Disability Services. Instructions and preparation on the administration of
medications is the focus of this course. Medication Aide Updates are also
available.
For additional information regarding the Medication Aide Program, please
contact
Pam at (210) 486-2287.
Cost:
- This class is $585.00 (this does not include the textbooks or other
supplies)
- Financial aid is available in the form of a TPEG-CE Grant, and you can
apply at www.fafsa.ed.gov, or call the
Student Financial Services Office at (210) 486-2600 for more information.
Schedule:
- Our Medication Aide class is currently in session. Check back soon for
dates and times for our spring class.
Requirements:
- You must first apply and be accepted to the Med Aide Program.
- You must be able to read, write, speak and understand English.
- You must be at least 18 years of age.
- You must be free of communicable diseases and suitable
physical/emotional health to safely administer medications.
- You must have a high school diploma or GED.
- You must be free of previous felony convictions, which will be
confirmed via written notice from student's employer.
- You must show proof of being in compliance with their employer's
immunization requirements.
- You must be employed as a Certified Nurse Aide in a licensed long
term care facility on the first official start date of the training program.
OR,
- You must be employed as a non-licensed direct care staff person in
a licensed personal care home, state school, ICF-MR, or correctional
facility. On the first official start date of the training program, the
student must have been employed in this capacity for at least 90 days.
How to Apply:
- You must submit a complete
application packet, and receive a formal acceptance letter from us
before being allowed to register for this class.
- Obtain the application packet,
and fill out the Application for Admission form.
- Request a letter from the DON, Administrator, or HR Rep at the facility where you
work, confirming that you meet their immunization requirements, and that you
passed their criminal background check.
- Please do not submit copies of the actual immunizations received, or a
copy of the actual background report; we only require the letter from your
facility.
- Once you have filled out the Application for Admission form, and
obtained the letter from your facility, you can submit your application via
mail, in person, or by fax.
- Incomplete applications will not be accepted.