Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 632 - Nursing
MEDICATION AIDES - CERTIFIED
Section 632.320 - Submission of application to employ medication aides - certified; required policies and procedures
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 632.320
Current through September 16, 2024
1. Before a designated facility may employ medication aides - certified, the designated facility must submit an application, on a form prescribed by the Board, to the Board for approval. The application must include, without limitation:
(a) Documentation demonstrating that the
designated facility is certified to participate in Medicare and
Medicaid.
(b) The job description
of the medication aide - certified.
(c) The name of the advanced practitioner of
nursing or registered nurse who will be supervising or delegating duties to the
medication aide - certified.
(d)
The policies and procedures developed by the designated facility to carry out
the duties to be delegated to a medication aide - certified, including, without
limitation, policies and procedures to ensure patient safety and reporting
errors in the administration of medication.
2. The policies and procedures submitted to the Board pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 must include, without limitation, provisions requiring:
(a) A
medication aide - certified to report to his or her supervising advanced
practitioner of nursing or registered nurse:
(1) Any signs or symptoms exhibited by a
patient which the medication aide - certified believes may indicate a threat to
the life of the patient;
(2) Any
event which occurs that the medication aide - certified believes may be a
present threat to the life of a patient; and
(3) Medication that has been administered to
a patient that the medication aide - certified believes has not produced the
expected result or appears to be adversely affecting the health of a
patient.
(b) An advanced
practitioner of nursing or registered nurse who supervises a medication aide -
certified to retain responsibility for:
(1)
The overall provision of care by the medication aide - certified; and
(2) Supervising and evaluating the medication
aide - certified, including, without limitation, ensuring that the medication
aide - certified administers medication and performs delegated duties in
accordance with the accepted standard of care required for a medication aide -
certified.
(c) An
advanced practitioner of nursing or a registered nurse who supervises a
medication aide - certified to review:
(1)
Each order for medication submitted by a licensed physician, licensed physician
assistant, licensed dentist, licensed podiatric physician or an advanced
practitioner of nursing; and
(2)
The record of each patient relating to medication.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Nursing by R112-11, eff. 2-15-2012
NRS 632.120, 632.293
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