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.