For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
shall apply:
(A) "Board" means the
Ohio board of nursing.
(B) "Client" means the recipient of
nursing care, which may include an individual, a group, or a
community.
(C)
(B)
"Delegation" means the transfer of
responsibility for the performance of a selected nursing task from a licensed
nurse authorized to perform the task to an individual who does not otherwise
have the authority to perform the task.
(D)
(C)
"Delegating nurse"
means the nurse who delegates a nursing task or assumes responsibility for
individuals who are receiving delegated nursing care.
(E)
(D)
"Dialysis technician" means an individual who
holds a current valid certificate issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised
Code that authorizes the provision of dialysis care.
(F)
(E)
"Direction" means communicating a plan of care
to a licensed practical nurse. Direction by a registered nurse is not meant to
imply the registered nurse is supervising the licensed practical nurse in the
employment context.
(G)
(F)
"Licensed nurse"
means a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse licensed to practice
nursing in Ohio.
(H)
(G)
"Medication aide"
means an individual who holds a current valid certificate issued under Chapter
4723. of the Revised Code that authorizes the individual to administer
medications in nursing homes or residential care facilities
(I)
(H)
"MR/DD"
"DODD" means mental
retardation and
the Ohio department of
developmental disabilities.
(J)
(I)
"Nursing tasks" means those activities that
constitute the practice of nursing as a licensed nurse and may include, but are
not limited to, assistance with activities of daily living that are performed
to maintain or improve the client's well-being, when the client is unable to
perform that activity for him or herself.
(K)
(J)
" Unlicensed person" means an individual, not
currently licensed by the board as a registered nurse or licensed practical
nurse, or an individual who does not hold a current valid certificate to
practice as a dialysis technician or administer medications as a medication
aide.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
4723-13-01
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
10/14/2021 and
10/14/2026
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 4723.07
Rule
Amplifies: 4723.01,
4723.07
Prior
Effective Dates: 12/01/1995, 02/01/2002, 02/01/2003, 02/01/2004, 02/01/2007,
02/01/2012
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
12/19/2016 and
12/19/2021
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4723.07
Rule
Amplifies: 4723.01, 4723.07
Prior Effective Dates: 12/1/95, 2/1/02,
2/1/03, 2/1/04, 2//1/07, 2/1/12
