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TN SB2427

TN SB2427
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 7, relative to medication aides.


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Introduced
02/02/2026
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

114th General Assembly

Bill Summary

As introduced, revises various provisions regarding medication aides, including allowing for a student in good standing enrolled in an approved school of nursing to be eligible to receive a medication aide certificate. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7.

AI Summary

This bill revises the requirements for becoming a certified medication aide in Tennessee by allowing students in good standing enrolled in an approved nursing school to be eligible for certification, provided they have completed specific foundational nursing and pharmacology courses with a passing grade. It also clarifies that training programs must ensure students complete their coursework within a timeframe of 14 to 90 days, and that the evaluation of a program's success rate for its students passing a standardized knowledge and skill examination should consider those who pass within two attempts. Additionally, the bill allows the board to grant certification to individuals who are already certified as medication aides in other states, as long as those states have equally stringent requirements, and authorizes the board to create rules for this process.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee (on 02/05/2026)

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