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Medication Administration

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 25-089. This announcement is:

  • To share a reminder on Medication Administration Training Requirements
  • To announce the Face-to-Face training schedule for October through December 2025.

Please view the information in the announcement for details, including training dates and registration information.

Registration for the September Virtual Office Hours (VOH) sessions are now available for trainers, primary contacts, and/or agency administrators. If interested in joining, please use the registration link available on your Med Admin Trainer Dashboard. Registration is only available for trainers, primary contacts, and/or agency administrators. VOH for the September 18, 2025 sessions are listed below.

  • Thursday, September 18, 2025, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
  • Thursday, September 18, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 25-08. This announcement provides guidance for Certified Medication Administration Trainers that train for multiple eligible providers. You can also view “Maintaining your Trainer Certificate” for instructions on ensuring your certificate may be used to teach in eligible provider settings.

If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please submit a ticket through the MA Help Desk.

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Registration for the August Virtual Office Hour (VOH) sessions are now available for Trainers, Primary Contacts, and/or Agency Administrators. If interested in joining, please select the registration link available on the Med Admin Trainer Dashboard. VOH for the August 21, 2025, sessions are listed below.

  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am
  • 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

If you are unable to attend, the next VOH session will be September 18.

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Multiple Virtual Office Hours (VOH) sessions will be available for Trainers, Primary Contacts, and/or Agency Administrators, one day a month, beginning July 2025. If interested in joining, please visit the registration link available on the Med Admin Trainer Dashboard. Upcoming sessions will take place on the following dates: July 24, August 21, and September 18.

Virtual Office Hours (VOH) for the July 24, 2025, sessions are listed below:

  • 10:00 am – 10:30 am
  • 11:00 am – 11:30 am
  • 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
  • 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has released ODPANN 25-065: Medication Administration My Agency Report, Updated Materials, and July-September Train-the-Trainer Face-to-Face Schedule. The purpose of this announcement is:

  • To announce that the “My Agency” report is available to Agency Administrators and Primary Contacts in the “Reports” tab;
  • To announce that materials have been updated on the Trainer Resources page and a New Provider tab has been added; and
  • To announce the Face-to-Face schedule for July – September 2025.

Please review the announcement for additional information and details.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared the Medication Administration (MA) April–June 2025 Train-the-Trainer Face-to-Face Schedule. This is for Medication Administration New and Recertifying Trainers.

Classes for New Trainers and Recertifying Trainers will be held separately. New Trainer classes are for first-time trainers designated as New Trainer and start at 8:30 am. Recertifying Trainer Classes are available in the morning and in the afternoon according to the schedule in the announcement. Morning classes are designated as AM Recertification classes and will start at 8:30 am. Afternoon classes are designated as PM Recertification classes and will start at 1:00 pm.

You may register for one of these sessions after completing the course materials in the Train-the-Trainer course on MyODP’s Medication Administration website. View the schedule here.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared a reminder that the deadline to complete the 2022 Student Independent and Group courses is February 28, 2025, as referenced in ODP Announcement 25-010. All student classes must be held in the 2024 Student Independent and Group courses after this date.

Also, please be reminded that the “Trainer Attestation of Qualification” and the “Complete to Access Acknowledgement of Qualification” activities serve as the ‘online’ signatures, replacing the physical signatures. The Trainer Attestation date is required for the User Report to be considered complete, and staff may not administer medication until that step is done. The date the Trainer Attestation was completed will be printed on student Acknowledgements of Qualification issued after January 2, 2025. For the Trainer Attestation date to show on the User Report, the Trainer must enter in the date in the feedback field.

Please view ODPANN 25-022 for additional information and details.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 25-010. This announcement notifies trainers of the following:

  • The 2022 student courses deadline has been extended to February 28, 2025, due to system issues experienced after January 13, 2025;
  • Fillable forms are now available on the Trainer Resources page; and
  • Provides guidance on the number of attempts permitted for each Medication Administration course before requesting a course reset from the Helpdesk.

Please view the announcement for information and details.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared ODPANN 24-127 to notify trainers and learners of the following information:

  1. Reach out to the MA Help desk if the student does not pass their second attempt at the Post Test for account reset.
  2. If a student earns a Post Test total of 89.5 points, it will be rounded up to 90 and considered a passing score.
  3. 3 additional Observation checks are now available in the 2024 online student courses for those that did not complete the initial 4 observations within 30 days of passing the exams.
  4. A link is now available on the student course page for students to view their User Report.
  5. Reminder: The “Trainer Attestation of Qualification” and the “Complete to access Acknowledgement of Qualification” activities serve as the ‘online’ signatures, replacing the physical signatures.
  6. Reminder: The 2022 student courses should no longer be used after January 31, 2025. Activities will no longer be available to students after this date. Please complete the 2022 student courses before this date and start new classes with the 2024 student courses.

The announcement contains a Proof of Qualification guide for Qualified Medication Administrators, Certified Trainers, and Qualified Practicum Observers.

Guidance is also available to trainers on how to do the following in the online Medication Administration system:

  1. Enter the grade and date of the medication observations;
  2. Enter the trainer attestation grade; and
  3. Print the user report.

The Schedule from January – March 2025 is available for Train-the-Trainer Face-to-Face.

Please view the announcement for additional information and details.