Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 435 - Persons With Mental Retardation and Related Conditions
JOBS AND DAY TRAINING SERVICES
Section 435.905 - Administration of medication
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 435.905
Current through September 16, 2024
1. A member of the direct support staff of a provider of jobs and day training services may administer medication to persons receiving jobs and day training services if the member has successfully completed a program concerning the administration of medication which is approved by the Division.
2. A person who is receiving jobs and day training services may have his or her medication administered by:
(a) A provider of health care; or
(b) A member of the direct support staff of a
provider of jobs and day training services who has successfully completed a
program concerning the administration of medication which is approved by the
Division if:
(1) The member of the direct
support staff administers the medication according to the instructions of a
provider of health care;
(2) The
person, or his or her parent or guardian, as applicable, provides written
authorization to receive medication from a member of the direct support staff
of the provider of jobs and day training services in accordance with
NRS
453.375 and
454.213; and
(3) The person submits to a physical
examination by his or her provider of health care on an annual basis and the
provider of health care determines that the person is medically cleared to
receive medication from the member of the direct support
staff.
3. A member of the direct support staff of a provider of jobs and day training services who has successfully completed a program concerning the administration of medication which is approved by the Division:
(a) May administer medication pursuant to
this section;
(b) Must refer a
person who is receiving jobs and day training services to a provider of health
care if:
(1) The medical condition of the
person changes or the person develops a new or additional medical
condition;
(2) The medication
prescribed by the person authorized to prescribe medication does not accomplish
the objectives of the medication, as identified by the person authorized to
prescribe the medication, after the medication has been administered according
to the prescription;
(3) Any
emergency situation develops; or
(4) The provider of health care of the person
instructs the member of the direct support staff to refer the person to the
provider of health care;
(c) Shall not administer:
(1) Any medication to a person who has been
admitted to a medical facility;
(2)
Any medication which requires dose titration or an assessment of the needs of
the person who is receiving jobs and day training services concerning the
medication;
(3) Except as otherwise
provided in paragraph (d), any medication required to be administered by
injection;
(4) Any extended release
medication which must be crushed, cut or otherwise altered before the
administration of the medication; or
(5) Any nutrition or medication which is
prescribed by a provider of health care or a person authorized to prescribe
medication to be administered enterally; and
(d) May administer auto-injectable
epinephrine for acute or emergent anaphylactic response if prescribed by a
person authorized to prescribe medication and the member of the direct support
staff has documentation that he or she has been trained in the use of
auto-injectable epinephrine and monitoring persons who have received
auto-injectable epinephrine for side effects.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Direct support staff" means any member
of the staff of a provider of jobs and day training services who works directly
with a person with an intellectual disability or a person with a developmental
disability to provide jobs and day training services.
(b) "Person authorized to prescribe
medication" means:
(1) A physician, dentist or
podiatric physician who holds a license to practice his or her profession in
this State;
(2) A hospital,
pharmacy or other institution licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to
distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to or administer drugs in
the course of professional practice or research in this State;
(3) An advanced practice registered nurse who
has been authorized to prescribe controlled substances, poisons, dangerous
drugs and devices;
(4) A physician
assistant who:
(I) Holds a license issued by
the Board of Medical Examiners; and
(II) Is authorized by the Board of Medical
Examiners to possess, administer, prescribe or dispense controlled substances,
poisons, dangerous drugs or devices under the supervision of a physician, as
required by chapter 630 of NRS;
(5) A physician assistant who:
(I) Holds a license issued by the State Board
of Osteopathic Medicine; and
(II)
Is authorized by the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine to possess,
administer, prescribe or dispense controlled substances, poisons, dangerous
drugs or devices under the supervision of an osteopathic physician, as required
by chapter 633 of NRS; or
(6) An optometrist who is certified by the
Nevada State Board of Optometry to prescribe and administer pharmaceutical
agents pursuant to NRS 636.288, when the
optometrist prescribes or administers pharmaceutical agents within the scope of
his or her certification.
(c) "Provider of health care" means:
(1) A physician licensed pursuant to chapter
630, 630A or 633 of NRS;
(2) A
dentist licensed pursuant to chapter 631 of NRS;
(3) A registered nurse licensed pursuant to
chapter 632 of NRS;
(4) An advanced
practice registered nurse pursuant to chapter 632 of NRS; or
(5) A physician assistant licensed pursuant
to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS.
Added to NAC by Men. Hygiene & Men. Retardation Div. by R145-16A, eff. 4/30/2018; A by R145-16, eff. 5-16-2018; A by R026-24A, eff. 8/13/2024
NRS 435.220
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