[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-how-to-start-a-medication-aide-program-in-oregon-2026-guide":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"text":6,"is_active":7,"best_states":8,"image_url":15,"summary":16,"created_by":17,"created_at":18,"updated_at":19,"cta_btn_text":17,"cta_btn_link":17,"published_at":20,"categories":21,"id":22},"how-to-start-a-medication-aide-program-in-oregon-2026-guide","How to Start a Medication Aide Program in Oregon (2026 Guide)","\u003Cp>Oregon keeps its medication aide pathway under one roof: the \u003Cstrong>Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN)\u003C\u002Fstrong> approves Certified Medication Aide (CMA) training programs under the same administrative rules that govern CNA schools — OAR chapter 851, division 61. If you already run an OSBN-approved CNA program, that's very good news: the application will feel familiar, the faculty standards rhyme with what you already meet, and there's no second licensing agency to court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The market logic is simple. Oregon CMAs can pass medications in licensed nursing facilities and, under nurse delegation, in community-based care settings like assisted living, residential care, and adult foster homes — and every one of those buildings is trying to stretch scarce nurse hours. Because every student must already be a CNA, your existing alumni list is the enrollment pipeline. We work with CNA and allied-health schools every day on operations, and a med aide add-on is one of the most common expansions we see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quick housekeeping: this is a practitioner's guide, not legal advice — verify everything with OSBN and the agencies named below. If you don't have a school yet, start with our companion guide, \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fhow-to-start-a-cna-school-in-oregon-2026-guide\">How to Start a CNA School in Oregon\u003C\u002Fa>, because CNA certification is the prerequisite for every med aide student you'll ever enroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Quick Facts: Medication Aide Program Requirements in Oregon\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Item\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Requirement\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Credential name\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Certified Medication Aide (CMA)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Total training hours\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>84 minimum (OAR 851-061-0090)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Classroom\u002Fclinical split\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>At least 60 hours classroom\u002Flab + at least 24 hours supervised clinical, 1:1 with a clinical teaching associate, all at one clinical site\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Student prerequisites\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Current Oregon CNA on OSBN's registry, nursing assistant training completed at least 6 months prior, and at least 6 months of full-time CNA experience (or the part-time equivalent)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Approving agency\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Application\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>OSBN medication aide education program application, submitted at least 45 days before your planned start date (OAR 851-061-0030)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Separate career-school license?\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No — medication aide training that complies with OSBN standards is exempt from HECC private career school licensure (ORS 345.015)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Exam\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Knowledge exam from D&S Diversified Technologies (Headmaster) via the TMU system: 80 questions, 90 minutes, 80% to pass\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Registry\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>OSBN's medication aide certification records (Oregon medication aide registry)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Typical time to approval\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Application due at least 45 days before start; plan 2–4 months including Board review\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Instructor requirement\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Oregon RN with 2+ years of experience including a year in nursing education or NA instruction, plus a year of long-term care experience\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Ch2>Step 1 — Form your business entity\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Already running an approved CNA school? You have this done — skip to Step 3.\u003C\u002Fstrong> A med aide program is a new program under your existing entity, not a new company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting from scratch: file an LLC with the \u003Cstrong>Oregon Secretary of State\u003C\u002Fstrong> through the online \u003Cstrong>Oregon Business Registry\u003C\u002Fstrong> (about \u003Cstrong>$100\u003C\u002Fstrong> to file, roughly $100 for the annual report each year after), get a free \u003Cstrong>EIN\u003C\u002Fstrong> from the IRS, and open a dedicated business bank account. OSBN expects approved programs to demonstrate adequate financial support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 2 — Register for state taxes\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Also already handled if you're an operating school — adding a program changes none of your tax registrations. For new entities: \u003Cstrong>Oregon has no sales tax\u003C\u002Fstrong>, so tuition isn't taxed. Register with the \u003Cstrong>Oregon Department of Revenue\u003C\u002Fstrong> (Revenue Online) for business income taxes and employer withholding, and — once you hire — with the \u003Cstrong>Oregon Employment Department\u003C\u002Fstrong> via \u003Cstrong>Frances Online\u003C\u002Fstrong> for unemployment insurance and \u003Cstrong>Paid Leave Oregon\u003C\u002Fstrong> contributions, plus the statewide transit tax through payroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 3 — Set up your classroom and medication lab\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Your existing CNA classroom almost certainly satisfies the space requirement — the addition is a \u003Cstrong>medication administration lab\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Students practice the routes Oregon CMAs are authorized to use (OAR 851-063-0070): oral, sublingual, buccal, eye, ear, nasal, rectal, vaginal, topical, gastrostomy\u002Fjejunostomy tube, and inhaled. Equip accordingly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>A \u003Cstrong>medication cart\u003C\u002Fstrong> stocked with practice medications in realistic packaging (blister packs, multi-dose vials, liquids)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Medication administration records (MARs)\u003C\u002Fstrong> — paper and, ideally, an eMAR simulation, since most Oregon facilities have gone electronic\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Practice supplies for eye\u002Fear drops, topicals, suppositories, inhalers, nebulizers, and G-tube administration\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>A current drug guide, facility-style policies, and the six-rights workflow posted where students drill it\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>This is a fraction of a CNA lab build — a few thousand dollars, not tens of thousands, in existing space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 4 — Apply for OSBN program approval\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The heart of the process. Medication aide education programs are approved by the \u003Cstrong>Oregon State Board of Nursing\u003C\u002Fstrong> under OAR chapter 851, division 61 — the same division and largely the same mechanics as CNA programs. Under \u003Cstrong>OAR 851-061-0030\u003C\u002Fstrong>, your application goes to the Board \u003Cstrong>at least 45 days before your expected start date\u003C\u002Fstrong> and includes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>The Board's application form plus \u003Cstrong>resumes for all faculty\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>A tentative schedule for initiating the program\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Classroom and clinical facility locations\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Program rationale, philosophy, and purpose\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>A curriculum outline with objectives and content divided into the number and sequence of didactic and clinical hours\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Evaluation methods — skills checklists and final exam\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Your \u003Cstrong>student enrollment agreement\u003C\u002Fstrong> with beginning and end dates, itemized fees and costs, and a compliant refund policy: a full refund if the program closes before completion, and for timely written cancellations, a refund minus a cancellation fee capped at ten percent of tuition and fees paid\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>If you already hold OSBN approval for CNA training, a medication aide program is a \u003Cstrong>separate program approval\u003C\u002Fstrong> — but your enrollment agreement template, policies, and much of your documentation carry over nearly verbatim. The Board evaluates the application and may conduct a site visit; approved programs then demonstrate ongoing compliance through periodic evaluation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the double-licensure question that trips people up in other states has a clean answer here: training offered to prepare students for certification as a nursing assistant \u003Cstrong>or a medication aide\u003C\u002Fstrong> in compliance with OSBN standards is \u003Cstrong>exempt from Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) private career school licensure under ORS 345.015\u003C\u002Fstrong>. One agency, one approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 5 — Hire qualified faculty\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Oregon's faculty rules (OAR 851-061-0080) get \u003Cem>more\u003C\u002Fem> specific for medication aide programs than for CNA programs, and this is where timelines slip:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Program director:\u003C\u002Fstrong> current Oregon RN license, at least two years of RN experience including one year of direct patient care, and a teaching-adults course or a year of adult-teaching experience. For a med aide program, the director also verifies each student's eligibility and ensures clinical experiences cover medication administration by all approved routes.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Primary instructor (medication aide):\u003C\u002Fstrong> current Oregon RN license and two years of RN experience — including \u003Cstrong>one year in nursing education or staff development, or as a primary instructor in nursing assistant education\u003C\u002Fstrong> — plus \u003Cstrong>one year working in long-term care facility services\u003C\u002Fstrong>. The primary instructor supervises all medication aide clinical experiences.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Clinical teaching associates:\u003C\u002Fstrong> current Oregon RN or LPN license with at least a year of licensed nursing experience, plus \u003Cstrong>six months of experience in the same type of facility\u003C\u002Fstrong> where your students will administer medications.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Your existing CNA primary instructor often qualifies — a year as a primary instructor in NA education satisfies the education-experience prong — but check the long-term care year specifically: an acute-care-only RN doesn't meet the med aide standard. One more wrinkle: CMAs themselves may not teach medication aide students (OAR 851-063-0070), so your star CMA graduate can't come back as faculty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 6 — Build the 84-hour curriculum\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Oregon fixes the floor by rule: under \u003Cstrong>OAR 851-061-0090\u003C\u002Fstrong>, a medication aide education program consists of \u003Cstrong>at least 84 hours of instruction — at least 60 hours of classroom and lab instruction plus at least 24 hours of supervised clinical experience\u003C\u002Fstrong>. The clinical piece has teeth: supervision is \u003Cstrong>one clinical teaching associate to one student\u003C\u002Fstrong>, the experience must center on medication administration, and it must be progressive — the CTA observes each med pass and gradually increases the student's client load.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Admission prerequisites are also set by the same rule, so build them into enrollment screening: current CNA status on Oregon's registry, nursing assistant training completed \u003Cstrong>at least six months before\u003C\u002Fstrong> your program starts, and \u003Cstrong>at least six months of full-time CNA experience\u003C\u002Fstrong> (or the part-time equivalent). Since July 1, 2025, Oregon's old CNA 1 \u002F CNA 2 levels are consolidated into a single CNA credential, so you're verifying one certification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Build the content around pharmacology fundamentals, the authorized routes, the six rights, MAR documentation, storage and disposal, observing and reporting effects, and the hard boundaries of the CMA role — no injections, no IV routes, no chemotherapy beyond oral maintenance forms. Off-the-shelf national curricula rarely map cleanly to Oregon's 60\u002F24 split and route list, so budget real time to localize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 7 — Lock down one clinical site\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The rule that shapes your whole clinical plan: \u003Cstrong>all 24 clinical hours must be completed at a single site\u003C\u002Fstrong> — a licensed nursing facility, hospital, assisted living facility, or residential care facility. No stitching together eight hours here and sixteen there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That, plus the 1:1 supervision requirement, makes med aide clinicals logistically different from CNA clinicals: you're scheduling individual students through supervised medication passes with a qualified CTA, not bringing ten students to one instructor. Facilities are generally receptive — they're often auditioning a future CMA hire — but get the \u003Cstrong>written agreement\u003C\u002Fstrong> signed early, because the clinical location goes in your OSBN application. Your best prospects are the facilities that already host your CNA clinicals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 8 — Understand testing and the registry\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Oregon's medication aide competency exam is administered by \u003Cstrong>D&S Diversified Technologies (Headmaster)\u003C\u002Fstrong> through the \u003Cstrong>TMU (Testmaster Universe)\u003C\u002Fstrong> system — the same vendor your CNA students already use. It's a \u003Cstrong>knowledge test: 80 questions, 90 minutes, 80% to pass\u003C\u002Fstrong>, delivered electronically at Oregon test sites. There's no hands-on skills demonstration at the test center; clinical competence is validated inside your program, which raises the stakes on your skills checklists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deadline to engineer around: under OAR 851-062-0090, candidates must \u003Cstrong>pass the Board-approved exam within one year of completing your program\u003C\u002Fstrong> (and apply within that same year). Retakes require repaying non-refundable fees to OSBN through the OSBN Nurse Portal. Build exam registration into your final week of class — graduates who drift lose the window and must retrain. Passing candidates are certified by OSBN and appear in the Board's medication aide records, renewing on a two-year cycle; check OSBN's current renewal and continuing-education requirements, which have been updated recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 9 — Set up enrollment, payments, and student records\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>A med aide program adds a compliance layer your CNA workflows don't have: prerequisite verification. For every applicant you must confirm current CNA certification, the six-months-since-training rule, and six months of full-time-equivalent work experience — and be able to show OSBN how you did it. Add 1:1 clinical scheduling, per-route skills checklists, refund-compliant enrollment agreements, and periodic Board evaluations, and spreadsheets start dropping things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is what \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fjointransition.com\">Transition\u003C\u002Fa> handles: branded online enrollment with prerequisite document collection and e-signed agreements, payment plans, attendance and grade tracking, skills documentation, automated email and SMS, and surveys — one system for both your CNA and med aide programs, always inspection-ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 10 — Launch with a targeted marketing plan\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Med aide marketing is narrower than CNA marketing — every prospect is already a working CNA — and that makes it cheaper:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Your own alumni list first.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Email and text every CNA graduate who finished more than six months ago — the highest-converting campaign you will ever run.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Employer partnerships.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Nursing facility, assisted living, and residential care operators will sponsor tuition to get a CMA on the schedule; pitch administrators directly with cohort pricing.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>WorkSource Oregon.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The state's workforce system funds healthcare upskilling for eligible workers; getting listed as an eligible training provider opens a funded pipeline.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Google Business Profile and reviews.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Add \"medication aide training\" to your services and ask every CMA graduate for a review — local search here has little competition.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch2>What it really costs\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Estimates for adding a med aide program to an existing Oregon school (starting from zero? Add the CNA-school startup costs from our \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fhow-to-start-a-cna-school-in-oregon-2026-guide\">Oregon CNA guide\u003C\u002Fa>):\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Item\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Estimated range\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Medication cart, practice meds, lab supplies\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>$1,500–$5,000\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Curriculum (84-hour, Oregon-mapped)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>$1,000–$4,000\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Instructor payroll (first cohort, incl. 1:1 clinical hours)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>$4,000–$9,000\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>OSBN application\u002Fprogram fees\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>$100–$1,000 (verify current fee schedule)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Insurance rider\u002Fpolicy update\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>$0–$1,000\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Marketing (first 6 months)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>$500–$2,000\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>Bottom line (existing school)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>$7,000–$22,000\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp>The line item people underestimate is clinical payroll: 24 hours at a 1:1 ratio means 24 paid CTA hours \u003Cem>per student\u003C\u002Fem>, not per cohort. Price your tuition with that math in front of you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>How long it takes\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>For an established school, plan on \u003Cstrong>3–5 months\u003C\u002Fstrong> from decision to first class: a few weeks to adapt curriculum and enrollment documents, the faculty check (or hire), a signed clinical site agreement, then OSBN's 45-day minimum lead time plus Board review. Starting with no school at all, stack the CNA-school timeline first — realistically \u003Cstrong>6–10 months\u003C\u002Fstrong> end to end. The variance drivers are the instructor's long-term care experience requirement and how fast your clinical site signs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Common mistakes to avoid\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Enrolling students who don't meet the prerequisites.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Six months since training \u003Cem>and\u003C\u002Fem> six months of full-time-equivalent CNA experience are set by rule. Verify before you take money, and keep the proof.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Assuming your CNA instructor automatically qualifies.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The med aide primary instructor needs a year of long-term care experience plus the education-experience prong; check resumes against OAR 851-061-0080 before you submit.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Planning clinicals across multiple sites.\u003C\u002Fstrong> All 24 clinical hours happen at one site — design around that from day one.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Budgeting clinical payroll per cohort instead of per student.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The 1:1 supervision rule makes clinical hours scale with headcount.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Letting graduates drift past the testing window.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The exam application and passing deadlines both run one year from completion. Register students for TMU testing before they leave your building.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Buying a generic national med aide curriculum unmodified.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Oregon's 60\u002F24 split, route list, and CMA scope boundaries need to be visible in your outline, or the application bounces.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch2>FAQ\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>How much does it cost to start a medication aide program in Oregon?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nFor a school already running OSBN-approved CNA training, roughly $7,000–$22,000 — mostly lab equipment, curriculum, and first-cohort payroll. Starting with no school, add the $20,000–$60,000 CNA-school startup range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>How many hours is medication aide training in Oregon?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nAt least 84 hours under OAR 851-061-0090: a minimum of 60 hours of classroom and lab instruction plus a minimum of 24 hours of supervised clinical experience, with 1:1 supervision by a clinical teaching associate and all clinical hours at a single site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Who can enroll in an Oregon medication aide program?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nCNAs with current certification on OSBN's registry who completed nursing assistant training at least six months earlier and have at least six months of full-time CNA work experience (or the part-time equivalent).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Who approves medication aide programs in Oregon?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nThe Oregon State Board of Nursing, under OAR chapter 851, division 61 — the same board and division as CNA programs. OSBN-compliant medication aide training is exempt from HECC private career school licensure under ORS 345.015.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>What exam do Oregon medication aide students take?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nA knowledge exam from D&S Diversified Technologies (Headmaster), scheduled through TMU: 80 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes, 80% to pass, with no separate skills test at the test site. Candidates must pass within one year of completing training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Where can Oregon CMAs work?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nIn licensed nursing facilities and, under licensed-nurse supervision and delegation, in community-based care settings including assisted living, residential care, and adult foster homes (OAR 851-063-0070). They administer non-injectable medications only.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Can medication aide classes be online in Oregon?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\nOSBN's rules contemplate online program providers, and didactic content can be proposed for hybrid delivery — but lab return-demonstrations and all 24 supervised clinical hours are hands-on by nature. Spell out any online delivery in your application and let the Board approve it explicitly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Disclaimer\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>This guide is general information, not legal advice. Requirements, fees, and rule numbers change. Before you spend money, verify current rules with the Oregon State Board of Nursing, the Oregon Secretary of State, the Oregon Department of Revenue, and the Oregon Employment Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>The paperwork gets you open. The systems keep you open.\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>OSBN approval is the milestone; prerequisite checks, 1:1 clinical schedules, refund-compliant agreements, and Board evaluations are the daily reality. See how Transition runs enrollment, student records, e-sign, messaging, and compliance for schools like yours at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fjointransition.com\">jointransition.com\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>",true,[9],{"slug":10,"image_url":11,"name":12,"description":13,"active":7,"rate_school_desc":13,"id":14},"oregon","https:\u002F\u002Ftransition-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\u002Fuploads\u002Fbest_state_schools\u002Fimages\u002F1749702196.396255_or.svg","Oregon","",42,"https:\u002F\u002Fs3.amazonaws.com\u002Ftransition-prod\u002Fuploads\u002Fbest_state_schools\u002Fblog_images\u002Fmedaide-oregon-hero.jpg","Start a medication aide program in Oregon: 84-hour OSBN-approved CMA training, instructor rules, Headmaster testing, costs, and realistic launch timelines.",null,"2026-07-29T20:39:50.757283Z","2026-07-29T20:39:50.758507Z","2026-07-28T09:00:00Z","general",105]