22 Va. Admin. Code § 40-73-670 - Qualifications and supervision of staff administering medications
When staff administers medications to residents, the following standards shall apply:
1.
Each staff person who administers medication shall be authorized by §
54.1-3408
of the Virginia Drug Control Act. All staff responsible for medication
administration shall:
a. Be licensed by the
Commonwealth of Virginia to administer medications; or
b. Be registered with the Virginia Board of
Nursing as a medication aide, except as specified in subdivision 2 of this
section.
2. Any applicant
for registration as a medication aide who has provided to the Virginia Board of
Nursing evidence of successful completion of the education or training course
required for registration may act as a medication aide on a provisional basis
for no more than 120 days before successfully completing any required
competency evaluation. However, upon notification of failure to successfully
complete the written examination after three attempts, an applicant shall
immediately cease acting as a medication aide.
3. Medication aides shall be supervised by
one of the following:
a. An individual
employed full time at the facility who is licensed by the Commonwealth of
Virginia to administer medications;
b. The administrator who is licensed by the
Commonwealth of Virginia to administer medications or who has successfully
completed a training program approved by the Virginia Board of Nursing for the
registration of medication aides. The training program for administrators who
supervise medication aides, but are not registered medication aides themselves,
must include a minimum of 68 hours of student instruction and training but need
not include the prerequisite for the program or the written examination for
registration. The administrator must also meet the requirements of
22VAC40-73-160 E; or
c. For a facility licensed for residential
living care only, the designated assistant administrator, as specified in
22VAC40-73-150
E, who is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to administer medications or
who has successfully completed a training program approved by the Virginia
Board of Nursing for the registration of medication aides. The training program
for designated assistant administrators who supervise medication aides, but are
not registered medication aides themselves, must include a minimum of 68 hours
of student instruction and training but need not include the prerequisite for
the program or the written examination for registration. The designated
assistant administrator must also meet the requirements of
22VAC40-73-160
E.
Notes
Statutory Authority: §§ 63.2-217, 63.2-1732, 63.2-1802, 63.2-1805 , and 63.2-1808 of the Code of Virginia.
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