Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing
Article 9 - General Provisions
12 AAC 44.965 - Delegation of the administration of medication

Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 44.965

Current through February 24, 2025

(a) The administration of medication is a specialized nursing task that may be delegated under the standards set out in 12 AAC 44.950, 12 AAC 44.960, and this section.

(b) Administration of medication may be delegated only to a

(1) "home and community-based services provider" as defined in 7 AAC 43.1110(8);

(2) "residential supported living services provider" as defined in 7 AAC 43.1110(15); or

(3) "school setting provider"; in this paragraph, "school setting provider" means a person who is employed at a school that provides educational services to students age 21 or younger.

(c) The person to whom the administration of medication is to be delegated must successfully complete a training course in administration of medication approved by the board.

(d) To delegate to another person the administration of routinely scheduled oral, topical, transdermal, nasal, inhalation, optic, otic, vaginal, or rectal medications to a patient the written instructions provided to the person under 12 AAC 44.950(a) (7) must also include

(1) directions for the storage and administration of medication, including the brand and generic name of the medication, the dosage amount and proper measurement, timing of the administration, recording the administration, the expected outcome of administration, and any contraindications to administration;

(2) possible interactions of medications;

(3) how to observe and report side effects, complications, errors, missed doses, or unexpected outcomes of the medications and appropriate response to such developments; and

(4) if the delegating nurse is not available on-site, the action that the person must take when medications are changed by order of a health care provider, including how to notify the delegating nurse of the change, how the delegating nurse will receive verification from the health care provider of the medication change, and how the nurse is to notify the other person if the administration of the change of medication is delegated.

(e) The administration of PRN medication, other than controlled substances, may be delegated under this section if a nurse is not available on-site. Before the administration of PRN medications may be delegated, the nurse shall first assess the patient to determine whether onsite patient assessment will be required before administration of each dose of PRN medication. The written instructions provided to the person under 12 AAC 44.950(a)(7) must meet the requirements of ( d) of this section, and must also include

(1) when to administer the PRN medication to the patient;

(2) the procedure to follow for the administration of the PRN medication, including dosage amount, frequency, and duration; and

(3) the circumstances under which the person should contact the delegating nurse.

As of Register 176 (January 2006), the regulations attorney made a technical revision under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to 12 AAC 44.965(e) (3).

In 2010 the revisor of statutes, acting under AS 01.05.031, renumbered former AS 08.68.405 as AS 08.68.805, and renumbered former AS 08.68.410 as AS 08.68.850. As of Register 196 (January 2011), the regulations attorney made conforming technical revisions under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to the authority citation that follows 12 AAC 44.965, so that citations to former AS 08.68.405 and AS 08.68.410 now refer to the renumbered statutes, AS 08.68.805 and AS 08.68.850.

Authority:AS 08.68.100

AS 08.68.805

AS 08.68.850

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