Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing
Chapter 4723-26 - Community Health Workers
Section 4723-26-09 - Supervision of the performance of a nursing task performed by a community health worker

Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 4723-26-09

Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024

(A) When a community health worker is performing a nursing task in accordance with this chapter, supervision shall be provided by a registered nurse. For purposes of this rule, supervision includes initial and ongoing direction, procedural guidance, and observation and evaluation. The registered nurse providing the supervision for a delegated nursing task shall evaluate and document the following on an ongoing basis:

(1) The degree to which the nursing care needs of the individual are being met;

(2) The performance by the community health worker of the delegated nursing task ;

(3) The need for further instruction to the community health worker who is performing the nursing task ; and

(4) The need to withdraw the delegation.

(B) For purposes of providing supervision to a community health worker performing a delegated nursing task , the registered nurse must be either:

(1) Continually accessible to the community health worker in person; or

(2) Continually available to the community health worker by some form of telecommunication.

(C) In determining the number of community health workers that a registered nurse may supervise, the registered nurse shall consider all of the following:

(1) A registered nurse may not supervise any more than five community health workers at one given time;

(2) The number of clients who require nursing care and the health status of those clients;

(3) The types and numbers of nursing tasks delegated to each community health worker;

(4) The competency, dependability, and reliability of each community health worker to be supervised;

(5) The number of different settings in which the community health workers will be providing services and the proximity between these settings and the location of the registered nurse; and

(6) The availability of emergency aid if the registered nurse is not able to reach, in a timely manner, the setting in which the community health workers are providing services.

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 10/15/2014 and 10/15/2019
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4723.88
Rule Amplifies: 4723.88
Prior Effective Dates: 02/01/2005, 02/01/2010

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