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CMA Frequently Asked Questions

If you cannot find the information you need at one of the links below, access the OSBN scope-of-practice decision guide, the OSBN interpretive practice statements, or the Nurse Practice Act. The Board does not answer any practice questions by phone or questions sent to the general OSBN e-mailbox.  To submit a written practice question, please email us at osbn.practicequestion@osbn.oregon.gov.  However, if your question is answered in the FAQs or in a practice statement, you will be directed back to the website.



​A:  There is no one website or resource that provides CE classes specific to CMAs.  A variety of sources may be used.

Options would include taking a class from an approved medication aide training program, completing training offered by an employer, or attending a CE seminar that focuses on medication administration within the CMA role.  Distance learning options such as a web-based presentations may be acceptable if the content is presented by a nurse and relevant to the CMA role.

​A:  OAR 851-063- 0070 specifies the routes and types of medications the CMA may and may not administer.  The authorized duties may not be expanded by a nurse.  

​A:  No.  The Board does not set an age requirement for CNA or CMA certification.  Most training programs define age requirements for admission, however.

​A:   Oregon's Nurse Practice Act (NPA) does not regulate staffing, work breaks, labor agreements, or HR matters. The following links are provided as a courtesy:
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​A:  No. This is not a requirement for renewal. 

​A:   Oregon's Nurse Practice Act (NPA) does not regulate staffing, work breaks, labor agreements, or HR matters. The following links are provided as a courtesy:

A:  Yes, when directed to do so by the nurse monitoring the resident's pain.  The CMA needs to be provided clear direction by the nurse to administer medications on a specific schedule when they are ordered prn.  It is the nurse's responsibility to assess the client's overall pain management on an on-going basis.  



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