Eligibility Criteria

All candidates applying to take the Medication Assistant Certification Examination in South Carolina MUST complete an Application for Registration by Competency Examination form in CNA365. The completed application, fees, and proof of passing Skills Checkoff from your training program is required for first-time test takers.

When registering to test, select the Eligibility Route that best applies to you:

M1 - South Carolina State Approved Medication Assistant Trained Candidate

For candidates who have successfully completed an approved SC Medication Assistant Training Program (MATP) requiring a minimum of (100) hours of training. This consists of sixty (60) hours of didactic training including work in a skills lab and/or simulation facility, in addition to forty (40) hours of supervised clinical practicum in a nursing home supervised by an approved Registered Nurse (RN). Additionally, the candidate must have successfully completed a skills practical assessment with the training program before taking the MACE® in CNA365.

M2 - Lapsed or Expired Less Than 24 months South Carolina Medication Assistant Registry Applicants:

For candidates who have successfully passed an approved SC Medication Assistant Training Program (MATP) requiring a minimum of a hundred (100) hours of training. This consists of sixty (60) hours of didactic training including work in a skills lab and/or simulation facility, in addition to forty (40) hours of supervised clinical practicum in a nursing home supervised by an approved Registered Nurse (RN), and passed the skills clinical competency examination, AND whose South Carolina Medication Assistant certificate has not been expired for more than twenty-four (24) months. (Certificate must be in good standing).

The application will require that the candidate input the certification expiration date and upload a copy of their original certification document in the application to test.

You have three (3) attempts to pass the Medication Assistant Examination within two (2) years from the completion date of your training program to be placed on the South Carolina Medication Assistant Registry. If you do not pass the examination within three (3) attempts or within two (2) years of training, you will need to repeat a training course and retake the examination.