If your practice employs UNCERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANTS, now is the time to act.

• Beginning July 15, 2026, all medical assistants performing clinical duties must hold current national CMA certification to remain in their roles.* Without it, they will be reclassified as Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) under South Carolina law, dramatically limiting the clinical tasks they can perform and changing how they must be supervised.

The SCMA has developed the Employer Training Program (ETP) Guide that is aligned with a national CMA exam (as required by the statute) to allow your practice to properly document "on-the-job" training.

Learn more about the guide that SCMA has designed to assist employers through the certification process and get all of your questions answered!

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