Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7.
ON MARCH 25, 2024, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2289, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, provide that, in exercising the authority to administer medications pursuant to a nursing delegation, a medication aide may administer oral or topical medications prescribed with a designation authorizing or requiring administration on an as-needed basis, regardless of whether a nursing assessment of the patient has been completed by a licensed nurse before administration. This amendment also removes the present law prohibition against a medication aide administering medications delivered by aerosol/nebulizers or metered hand-held inhalers without spacers.
ON MARCH 25, 2024, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2289, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, provide that, in exercising the authority to administer medications pursuant to a nursing delegation, a medication aide may administer oral or topical medications prescribed with a designation authorizing or requiring administration on an as-needed basis, regardless of whether a nursing assessment of the patient has been completed by a licensed nurse before administration. This amendment also removes the present law prohibition against a medication aide administering medications delivered by aerosol/nebulizers or metered hand-held inhalers without spacers.
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