DDOD Ohio Medical Certification – Category One Q&A Study Guide
(2026/2027) A+ Grade
DODD - (ANSWER)Department of Developmental Disabilites
Route - (ANSWER)Ways in which a medication is absorbed into the body
Doctor's Order - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)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) - (ANSWER)www.dodd.ohio.gov
How long does your medical certification last? - (ANSWER)One year
How long is the recertification class? - (ANSWER)2 hours
If you do not recertify before the anniversary of your medical cert class, what are the consequences? -
(ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)60 days.
,DDOD Ohio Medical Certification – Category One Q&A Study Guide
(2026/2027) A+ Grade
Where can you find the status of your certifcation? How can you find it? (Ohio) - (ANSWER)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? -
(ANSWER)Topical and Oral medications
If you cannot find your certification in the offical database, what must you do? - (ANSWER)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?
- (ANSWER)14 hours.
How early can you renew your certification? - (ANSWER)Up to 6 months.
What can happen as a result of unsafe practices, going against the cirriculum, or non-compliance? -
(ANSWER)Suspension or revocation
Define revocation of your license. - (ANSWER)Permanent removal of your license.
True or False: A revocation can be appealed. - (ANSWER)True
True or False: You can independentally dose, change the frequency, or perform healthcare related
activities that are not specified in the cirriculum? - (ANSWER)False.
True or False: You can administer medication without a doctor's order. - (ANSWER)False
, DDOD Ohio Medical Certification – Category One Q&A Study Guide
(2026/2027) A+ Grade
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. - (ANSWER)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. - (ANSWER)True.
What kind of assistance can you provide to a client who is able to self-administer their medication? -
(ANSWER)Physical assistance only.
Define delegation - (ANSWER)Authority to perform a nursing task
What is a healthcare professional? Give three examples. - (ANSWER)A medically licensed professional.
E.g.: Nurse, Physician, Pharmacist.
What is the duty of a nurse? - (ANSWER)Delegation of certified personell. Performs assessment.
What is a physician responsible for? - (ANSWER)Perscribing medication, treatments, and tube feedings.
What does a pharmacist do? - (ANSWER)Fill perscriptions and prepares the pharmacy label.
What is the duty of an agency/employer? - (ANSWER)To ensure the certification of personell and ensure
the cirriculum is being followed. Annual skill checks.
What is an Individual Specific Training? (IST) - (ANSWER)A summary of an individual's current healthcare
information.
(2026/2027) A+ Grade
DODD - (ANSWER)Department of Developmental Disabilites
Route - (ANSWER)Ways in which a medication is absorbed into the body
Doctor's Order - (ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)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) - (ANSWER)www.dodd.ohio.gov
How long does your medical certification last? - (ANSWER)One year
How long is the recertification class? - (ANSWER)2 hours
If you do not recertify before the anniversary of your medical cert class, what are the consequences? -
(ANSWER)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? - (ANSWER)60 days.
,DDOD Ohio Medical Certification – Category One Q&A Study Guide
(2026/2027) A+ Grade
Where can you find the status of your certifcation? How can you find it? (Ohio) - (ANSWER)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? -
(ANSWER)Topical and Oral medications
If you cannot find your certification in the offical database, what must you do? - (ANSWER)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?
- (ANSWER)14 hours.
How early can you renew your certification? - (ANSWER)Up to 6 months.
What can happen as a result of unsafe practices, going against the cirriculum, or non-compliance? -
(ANSWER)Suspension or revocation
Define revocation of your license. - (ANSWER)Permanent removal of your license.
True or False: A revocation can be appealed. - (ANSWER)True
True or False: You can independentally dose, change the frequency, or perform healthcare related
activities that are not specified in the cirriculum? - (ANSWER)False.
True or False: You can administer medication without a doctor's order. - (ANSWER)False
, DDOD Ohio Medical Certification – Category One Q&A Study Guide
(2026/2027) A+ Grade
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. - (ANSWER)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. - (ANSWER)True.
What kind of assistance can you provide to a client who is able to self-administer their medication? -
(ANSWER)Physical assistance only.
Define delegation - (ANSWER)Authority to perform a nursing task
What is a healthcare professional? Give three examples. - (ANSWER)A medically licensed professional.
E.g.: Nurse, Physician, Pharmacist.
What is the duty of a nurse? - (ANSWER)Delegation of certified personell. Performs assessment.
What is a physician responsible for? - (ANSWER)Perscribing medication, treatments, and tube feedings.
What does a pharmacist do? - (ANSWER)Fill perscriptions and prepares the pharmacy label.
What is the duty of an agency/employer? - (ANSWER)To ensure the certification of personell and ensure
the cirriculum is being followed. Annual skill checks.
What is an Individual Specific Training? (IST) - (ANSWER)A summary of an individual's current healthcare
information.
