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Idaho State University

Certified Family Home Basic Medication Awareness and Infection Control

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The purpose of this course is to educate Certified Family Home (CFH) providers and substitute caregivers regarding medication safety and infection control. Participants will gain a basic understanding of medications including storing and caring for medications, six rights of medication oversight, medication side effects and warning signs, infection control, maintaining medication records and more. This course satisfies the requirements of IDAPA 16.03.19.400.05: “Each staff assisting with resident medications will have successfully completed a medication training under Section 100 of these rules.” That section states under IDAPA 16.03.19.100.03.e: “Unless a licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, physician’s assistant, or medical doctor, completion of a Department-approved medications course through an Idaho technical college.”Successful completion of this course will consist of an open-book written test with a passing rate of 80% or greater and participation in the skills demonstration and testing.

(Beginning July 7, 2025 this 5 hour course will be in-person.)

Successful completion of this course will consist of an open book written test with a passing rate of 80% or greater and participation in the skills demonstration and testing.

Spanish course available. Please call 208-282-3372 for details.


Graphic of medication

*Required manual may be downloaded and printed from our handouts page.

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