SF0038 - Medication aides.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0096.E1 ENGROSSED

 

 

 

SENATE FILE NO.  SF0038

 

 

Medication aides.

 

Sponsored by:  Joint Labor, Health and Social Services
Interim Committee

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to medication aides and assistants;
 2  authorizing medication aides and assistants to perform
 3  duties as specified; providing definitions; granting rule
 4  making authority to the board of nursing as specified;
 5  sunsetting rules as specified; and providing for an
 6  effective date.

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 8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

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10         Section 1.  W.S. 33-21-120(a) by creating new
11  paragraphs (xii) and (xiii) and by renumbering (xii) as
12  (xiv) and 33-21-122(b) and (c) by creating new paragraphs
13  (xxiv) and (xxv) and by creating a new subsection (f) are
14  amended to read:

15 

16         33-21-120.  Definitions.

 

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 2         (a)  As used in this act:

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 4              (xii)  "Medication aides" means certified nursing
 5  assistants/nurse aides who have met the additional
 6  educational and certification standards established by the
 7  board to perform the function of medication administration,
 8  except in a licensed acute care setting as defined in W.S.
 9  35-2-901, under the direction or supervision, as defined by
10  the board, of a registered nurse;

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12              (xiii)  "Medication assistant" means unlicensed
13  assistive personnel who have met the educational standards
14  established by the board to perform the function of
15  medication administration, except in a licensed acute care
16  setting as defined in W.S. 35-2-901, a licensed nursing
17  care facility or a licensed assisted living facility under
18  the direction, as defined by the board, of a registered
19  nurse. "Medication assistant" shall not include a certified
20  public school teacher who refuses to obtain the necessary
21  training to become a medication assistant. No school
22  district shall take any disciplinary action against any
23  certified public school teacher who refuses to take the
24  necessary training to become a medication assistant;

 

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 2              (xii)(xiv)  "This act" means W.S. 33-21-119
 3  through 33-21-156.

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 5         33-21-122.  Board of nursing; powers and duties.

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 7         (b)  The board of nursing may make, adopt, amend,
 8  repeal and enforce reasonable rules and regulations
 9  necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of
10  this act. Unless specifically reauthorized by the
11  legislature prior to July 1, 2005, rules and regulations
12  promulgated under paragraph (c)(xxiv) of this section prior
13  to July 1, 2005, shall on and after July 1, 2005, be null
14  and void and of no effect and shall not be enforceable.

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16         (c)  Without limiting the foregoing, the board of
17  nursing may do the following:

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19              (xxiv)  By board rule and regulation, prescribe:

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21                   (A)  Uniform and reasonable standards for
22  medication administration by medication aides and
23  medication assistants;

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 1                   (B)  Reasonable educational standards
 2  applicable to medication aides and assistants;

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 4                   (C)  Reasonable qualifications,
 5  certification, recertification, examination, practice,
 6  continuing competencies and discipline of medication aides.

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 8              (xxv)  Set a fee for certification,
 9  recertification or examination of medication aides or
10  assistants.

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12         (f)  Medication aides may administer medications in an
13  assisted living facility as defined by W.S. 35-2-901, when
14  the board of nursing has approved a plan or protocol for
15  administration of medication specific to that facility.

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17         Section 2.  This act is effective July 1, 2001.

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19                         (END)

 

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