CMT class abbreviations defined

UAP

Unlicensed Assistive Personnel - provide direct care to individuals being served by the DD provider agency

CMT

Certified Medication Technician- administers medications under the delegation of an Registered Nurse after being certified by the Maryland Board of Nursing

CNA

Certified Nursing Assistant - routinely performing task delegated by a licensed nurse

RN

Registered Nurse - licensed to practice by the Maryland Board of Nursing as defined in health occupations

LPN

Licensed Practical Nurse - licensed to practice by the Maryland Board of Nursing as defined in Health Occupations

Delegation

The act of authorizing

Assign

To transfer responsibility from one nurse to another with each nurse having a legal authority to perform the function as permitted by the license’s scope of practice

Supervision

The process of critical observation, directing, and evaluating another’s performance

Authorized Prescriber

A licensed health care professional whose scope of practice includes prescriptive authority

HCP

a licensed health care professional whose scope has prescriptive authority

PA

Certified Physician’s Assistant - functions in a team relationship with the physician

NP

Nurse Practitioner - works independently and may perform comprehensive physical assessments of patients, establish medical diagnoses, order laboratory test, prescribe drugs, and refer patients to appropriate physicians