(1) The applicant for licensure as medication aide II must:

(a) submit a completed application and application fee;

(b) provide proof of high school diploma or equivalent;

(c) hold a valid certificate from the Department of Public Health and Human Services as a certified nursing assistant (CNA);

(d) have been employed as a CNA in a long-term care facility for a minimum of 4,000 hours;

(e) hold a valid CPR certificate;

(f) provide proof of successful passage of the board-approved medication aide II exam at 80 percent proficiency; and

(g) provide a certificate of completion from a medication aide II training program as outlined in these rules; or

(h) hold an unencumbered certification or license in another state or U.S. jurisdiction that is determined by the board to be reasonably equivalent to the board-specified program.