SB0774 - REGULATION-TECH

11 Co-Sponsors

Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall administer and enforce a Certified Medication Aide Program and regulate certified medication aides. Provides that a certified medication aide may administer medications under the supervision and delegation of a registered nurse. Provides the requirements that an establishment must satisfy to participate in the program. Provides that failure to submit any required report may be grounds for discipline or sanctions as prescribed by the Department. Requires the Department to submit a report regarding patient safety, efficiency, and errors to the General Assembly no later than 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Sets forth the scope of practice of a medication aide, application requirements, and qualifications. Sets forth provisions prohibiting the practice as a medication aide by an uncertified person. Provides that no person shall practice as a medication aide or hold himself or herself out as a certified medication aide in this State unless he or she is certified as a medication aide. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules to implement the provisions within 180 days after the effective date. Defines "certified medication aide", "Program", and "qualified establishment". Makes other changes. Effective immediately.