Medication Aide Ii -- Scope Of Practice

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.