§ 37-8-424

37-8-424. Medication aide II -- scope of practice. (1) A licensed medication aide II may: (a) perform services requiring basic knowledge of medications and medication administration subject to the limitations outlined in subsection (2); (b) practice only in a long-term care facility licensed to provide skilled nursing care, as defined in 50-5-101; and (c) practice only under the supervision of a licensed professional or practical nurse who is on the premises. (2) A licensed medication aide II may not: (a) administer medications on an as-needed basis; (b) administer parenteral or subcutaneous medications except for prelabeled, predrawn insulin; (c) administer medications through nasogastric routes or by gastrostomy or jejunostomy tubes; (d) convert or calculate dosages; or (e) take verbal orders related to changes in medications and dosages. History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 392, L. 2011.