Rule 24.159.915 - STANDARDS RELATED TO THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A MEDICATION AIDE I(1) The medication aide I shall: (a) practice under the general supervision of a nurse with an unencumbered Montana license;(b) practice only in an assisted living facility as defined by 50-5-101, MCA;(c) administer only medications that are in: (i) a unit dose package; or(ii) a prefilled medication holder;(d) administer only PRN and routine medications as defined in ARM 24.159.301;(e) administer medications only by allowable routes as defined in ARM 24.159.901, except: (i) insulin may be subcutaneously injected from a labeled and preset or predrawn insulin delivery device; and(f) notify the supervising nurse if: (i) the patient has a change in medication and the medication is not available as described in (1)(c); or(ii) the medication aide has observed a change in the patient's physical or mental condition.(2) "General supervision" for purposes of this rule means at least quarterly onsite review by a supervising nurse of a medication aide I's medication administration skills, and the guidance of a supervising nurse to include a written plan addressing questions and situations that may arise when the supervising nurse is not available. Such a plan must include access to a health care professional.Mont. Admin. r. 24.159.915
NEW, 2004 MAR p. 2393, Eff. 10/8/04; TRANS, from Commerce, & AMD, 2006 MAR p. 2035, Eff. 8/25/06; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 2144, Eff. 10/14/11; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 1561, Eff. 11/4/2023AUTH: 37-1-131, 37-8-202, MCA; IMP: 37-8-202, 37-8-422, MCA