Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1000-05-.02 - DEFINITIONS
In addition to the definitions contained in T.C.A. § 63-7-127(a), the following definitions are applicable to this chapter:
(1) "Applicant " means a person filing an
application for a certificate as a MA.
(2) "As Needed Medication " means any oral or
topical medication for a specified condition that is not scheduled to be
administered to a resident at a routine time but is given in response to a
resident 's complaint or expression of discomfort.
(3) "Assisted Care Living Facility " shall
have the same meaning as set forth in T.C.A. §
68-11-201.
(4) "Board " means the Tennessee Board of
Nursing.
(5) "Certified Nurse Aide "
means an individual who has successfully completed an approved nursing
assistant training program and is registered with the department .
(6) "Clinical Practice Component " means tasks
or activities planned as part of a medication aide training program to provide
Medication Aide students with the opportunity to administer medications in a
nursing home , an assisted care living facility setting, or a Program for
All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (P.A.C.E.).
(7) "Clock Hour or Contact Hour " means fifty
(50) to sixty (60) minutes of qualifying or continuing education.
(8) "Controlled Substances " shall have the
same meaning as set forth in T.C.A. §
63-10-204(7).
(9) "Curriculum " means the standard minimum
curriculum to be used in a board -approved training program for medication aides
in accordance with T.C.A. §
63-7-127.
(10) "Delegation " means the transfer of
responsibility, but not the accountability, for the administration of
medication from the delegating licensed nurse to a Medication Aide .
(11) "Department " means the Tennessee
Department of Health.
(12) "Drug "
shall have the same meaning as set forth in T.C.A. §
63-10-204(16).
(13) "General Supervision " means a licensed
nurse overseeing with authority an MA who is performing medication
administration in a nursing home , assisted care living facility , or P.A.C.E.
The delegating licensed nurse shall be immediately available. If not required
to be on-site, the delegating nurse shall be immediately available for a two
way telephone conversation.
(14)
"Licensed Nurse " means a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse licensed
under T.C.A. §
63-7-101, et seq., including an
advanced practice registered nurse.
(15) "Medication Administration " means giving
a drug to a resident to be orally ingested by the resident or topically applied
to the resident 's body.
(16)
"Medication Administration Record " (MAR) means a written or electronic record
of the medication ordered for and administered to a patient or resident of a
nursing home or assisted care living facility .
(17) "Medication Aide " (MA) means a certified
nurse aide who holds a current, valid certificate as a medication aide issued
by the Board and who administers medications (pursuant to T.C.A. §
63-7-127) under the general
supervision of a licensed nurse .
(18) "Medication Aide Training Program " means
a program of study approved by the Board and required for certification as a
medication aide .
(19) "Nursing
Home " shall have the same meaning as set forth in T.C.A. §
68-11-201.
(20) "P.A.C.E." means a Program for
All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly as defined in T.C.A. §
56-2-121(b).
(21) "Patient " or "Resident " means a person
receiving the services of a medication aide in a nursing home , assisted care
living facility , or P.A.C.E.
(22)
"Peer Support Program " means a program that provides monitoring of
rehabilitation services to health care professionals who may be impaired by
substance abuse or a psychological condition.
(23) "Person" is defined as an individual,
natural person.
(24) "PHI " means
individually identifiable health information (IIHI) created, received, or
maintained by a covered entity and transmitted or maintained in any form or
medium. 45 C.F.R. Part 160.103;
42 U.S.C. §§
1320d-
1320d-8 (HIPAA).
(25) "Prescription " means a written,
electronic, or oral order, issued by a licensed health professional authorized
to prescribe drugs, for any drug , including an over the counter drug to be used
by a particular resident .
(26)
"Professional boundaries " means the limits of the professional relationship
that allow for a safe therapeutic relationship between the resident and the
medication aide .
(27) "Survey
visit " means an announced or unannounced visit to a medication aide training
program by a representative of the board to determine whether the program meets
or maintains the minimum standards required by the board .
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-7-127 and 63-7-207.
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