DDOD OHIO MEDICAL CERTIFICATION
CATEGORY ONE. 2025/2026.
DODD
Department of Developmental Disabilites
Route
Ways in which a medication is absorbed into the body
Doctor's Order
Permission from a physician to administer a medication. A pharmacy label is required for a doctor's
order.
What are the requirements for medications that do not need a doctor's order?
1. Topical Medication
2. Over the counter
3. Musculoskeletal
4. For comfort
5. Pre-existing conditions that have been treated before hand.
Where can you find the medical certification cirriculum? (Ohio)
www.dodd.ohio.gov
How long does your medical certification last?
One year
How long is the recertification class?
2 hours
If you do not recertify before the anniversary of your medical cert class, what are the consequences?
You cannot administer medication.
How many days do you have to recertify after your anniversary before you are required to take the
full 14 hour class again?
60 days.
Where can you find the status of your certifcation? How can you find it? (Ohio)
Visting dodd.ohio.gov, going to the registry, and entering the last four digits of your SSN.
What medications are you able to administer under a category 1 medical certification?
Topical and Oral medications
If you cannot find your certification in the offical database, what must you do?
Contact the nurse who taught your medical certification class.
, How long is the medical certifcation class that you have to take before you're eligible for a written
exam?
14 hours.
How early can you renew your certification?
Up to 6 months.
What can happen as a result of unsafe practices, going against the cirriculum, or non-compliance?
Suspension or revocation
Define revocation of your license.
Permanent removal of your license.
True or False: A revocation can be appealed.
True
True or False: You can independentally dose, change the frequency, or perform healthcare related
activities that are not specified in the cirriculum?
False.
True or False: You can administer medication without a doctor's order.
False
True or False: Under a category one certification, you can administer medication via a feeding tube,
IV injection, SubQ injections, intramuscular injection, and/or provide wound care.
False; Category One certification only includes topical and oral medication.
True or False: Regardless of certification, you can remind a client to take their medication, observe
them to ensure they took their medication correctly, and assist a client with getting their medication
from the container.
True.
What kind of assistance can you provide to a client who is able to self-administer their medication?
Physical assistance only.
Define delegation
Authority to perform a nursing task
What is a healthcare professional? Give three examples.
A medically licensed professional. E.g.: Nurse, Physician, Pharmacist.
What is the duty of a nurse?
Delegation of certified personell. Performs assessment.
What is a physician responsible for?
Perscribing medication, treatments, and tube feedings.
CATEGORY ONE. 2025/2026.
DODD
Department of Developmental Disabilites
Route
Ways in which a medication is absorbed into the body
Doctor's Order
Permission from a physician to administer a medication. A pharmacy label is required for a doctor's
order.
What are the requirements for medications that do not need a doctor's order?
1. Topical Medication
2. Over the counter
3. Musculoskeletal
4. For comfort
5. Pre-existing conditions that have been treated before hand.
Where can you find the medical certification cirriculum? (Ohio)
www.dodd.ohio.gov
How long does your medical certification last?
One year
How long is the recertification class?
2 hours
If you do not recertify before the anniversary of your medical cert class, what are the consequences?
You cannot administer medication.
How many days do you have to recertify after your anniversary before you are required to take the
full 14 hour class again?
60 days.
Where can you find the status of your certifcation? How can you find it? (Ohio)
Visting dodd.ohio.gov, going to the registry, and entering the last four digits of your SSN.
What medications are you able to administer under a category 1 medical certification?
Topical and Oral medications
If you cannot find your certification in the offical database, what must you do?
Contact the nurse who taught your medical certification class.
, How long is the medical certifcation class that you have to take before you're eligible for a written
exam?
14 hours.
How early can you renew your certification?
Up to 6 months.
What can happen as a result of unsafe practices, going against the cirriculum, or non-compliance?
Suspension or revocation
Define revocation of your license.
Permanent removal of your license.
True or False: A revocation can be appealed.
True
True or False: You can independentally dose, change the frequency, or perform healthcare related
activities that are not specified in the cirriculum?
False.
True or False: You can administer medication without a doctor's order.
False
True or False: Under a category one certification, you can administer medication via a feeding tube,
IV injection, SubQ injections, intramuscular injection, and/or provide wound care.
False; Category One certification only includes topical and oral medication.
True or False: Regardless of certification, you can remind a client to take their medication, observe
them to ensure they took their medication correctly, and assist a client with getting their medication
from the container.
True.
What kind of assistance can you provide to a client who is able to self-administer their medication?
Physical assistance only.
Define delegation
Authority to perform a nursing task
What is a healthcare professional? Give three examples.
A medically licensed professional. E.g.: Nurse, Physician, Pharmacist.
What is the duty of a nurse?
Delegation of certified personell. Performs assessment.
What is a physician responsible for?
Perscribing medication, treatments, and tube feedings.
