Kan. Admin. Regs. § 60-15-104 - Medication administration in a school setting

Any registered professional nurse may delegate the procedure of medication administration in a school setting only in accordance with this article.

(a) Any registered professional nurse may delegate the procedure of medication administration in a school setting to unlicensed persons if both of the following conditions are met:

(1) The administration of the medication does not require dosage calculation. Measuring a prescribed amount of liquid medication, breaking a scored tablet for administration, or counting carbohydrates for the purpose of determining dosage for insulin administration shall not be considered calculation of the medication dosage.

(2) The nursing care plan requires administration by accepted methods of administration other than those listed in subsection (b).

(b) A registered professional nurse shall not delegate the procedure of medication administration in a school setting to unlicensed persons when administered by any of these means:

(1) By intravenous route;

(2) by intramuscular route, except when administered in an anticipated health crisis;

(3) through intermittent positive-pressure breathing machines; or

(4) through an established feeding tube that is not inserted directly into the abdomen.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 60-15-104

Authorized by K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 65-1124 and K.S.A. 65-1129; implementing K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 65-1124 and K.S.A. 65-1165; effective, T-89-23, May 27, 1988; amended, T-60-9-12-88, Sept. 12, 1988; amended Feb. 13, 1989; amended Sept. 2, 1991; amended Sept. 11, 1998; amended July 29, 2005; amended March 6, 2009.