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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1064 | |
| 2 | 2 | January Session, 2013 LCO No. 4121 | |
| 3 | 3 | *04121_______PH_* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | 6 | (PH) | |
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| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
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| 10 | 10 | Raised Bill No. 1064 | |
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| 12 | 12 | January Session, 2013 | |
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| 14 | 14 | LCO No. 4121 | |
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| 16 | 16 | *04121_______PH_* | |
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| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH | |
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| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
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| 22 | 22 | (PH) | |
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| 24 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION IN NURSING HOMES BY CERTAIN NURSE'S AIDES. | |
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| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 28 | 28 | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2013) For purposes of this section "nursing home" has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490 of the general statutes. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 378 of the general statutes, a registered nurse may delegate the administration of medications that are not administered by injection to nurse's aides who have obtained certification for medication administration, unless the prescribing practitioner specifies that a medication shall only be administered by a licensed nurse. The Commissioner of Public Health may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, to provide for the certification for medication administration for nurse's aides. | |
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| 33 | 33 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 34 | 34 | Section 1 October 1, 2013 New section | |
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| 36 | 36 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 38 | 38 | Section 1 | |
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| 40 | 40 | October 1, 2013 | |
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| 42 | 42 | New section | |
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| 44 | 44 | Statement of Purpose: | |
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| 46 | 46 | To allow a registered nurse to delegate the administration of medication to patients in nursing homes to a nurse's aide who is certified in medication administration. | |
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| 48 | 48 | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] |