Expands medication assistance for residents in community-based care settings.
The bill modifies the definition of medication assistance to include more types of help for residents in community-based care settings. This assistance can involve reminding or coaching individuals, handing them their medication, opening their medication containers, using enablers, or placing the medication in their direction. The assistance must be directed by a practitioner and does not include intravenous medications or injectables. The bill also clarifies that medication assistance does not include verbal or facsimile prescriptions.
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