Authorizes nursing home medication aides to administer medication in residential health care facilities in St. Lawrence county.

New York A00909 authorizes nursing home medication aides to administer medication in residential health care facilities in St. Lawrence county. It mandates that medication administration by these aides must occur under the direct supervision of a registered professional nurse. The bill outlines specific training, competency examinations, and documentation requirements for these aides. It also establishes a process for the assignment of medication administration tasks and sets standards for the supervision and assessment of these aides by registered professional nurses.

Authorizes nursing home medication aides to administer medication in residential health care facilities in St. Lawrence county.

New York A00909 authorizes nursing home medication aides to administer medication in residential health care facilities in St. Lawrence county. It mandates that medication administration by these aides must occur under the direct supervision of a registered professional nurse. The bill outlines specific training, competency examinations, and documentation requirements for these aides. It also establishes a process for the assignment of medication administration tasks and sets standards for the supervision and assessment of these aides by registered professional nurses.