Utah Admin. Code R432-700-24 - Medication and Treatment
(1) Skilled
treatment shall be administered only by licensed personnel to comply with a
signed order from a person lawfully authorized to give the order.
(2) Medication shall be administered
according to signed orders from a person lawfully authorized to give the
order.
(3) An order that is
remotely given shall be:
(a) subsequently
signed by the person giving the order within 31 days;
(b) received and verified only by licensed
personnel lawfully authorized to accept the order; and
(c) recorded in the client's
record.
(4) If medication
is administered by agency personnel, the orders and subsequent changes in
orders shall be signed by the primary care provider and included in the
client's record.
(5) Unlicensed
staff may administer medication only after delegation by a licensed health care
professional under the professional scope of practice with the following
requirements:
(a) the delegation shall be in
accordance with Section
R156-31B-701;
(b) the medication shall be administered
according to the prescribing order;
(c) the delegating authority shall provide
and document supervision, evaluation and training of unlicensed assistive
personnel assisting with medication administration; and
(d) the delegating authority or another
registered nurse shall be readily available either in person or by
telephone.
(6) An order
for therapy services shall include the procedures to be used, the frequency of
therapy and the duration of therapy.
(7) An order for skilled services shall be
reviewed or renewed by the attending primary care provider at intervals not to
exceed 60 days. Primary care provider's signature and date shall be evidence of
this review or renewal.
(8) Primary
care provider orders may be transmitted by facsimile machine. The home health
agency shall obtain the original signature, upon request, if verification of
the signature is requested.
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