LAC 48:I.10088
LAC 48:I.10088. Prohibited Duties
Cite as La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. I, § 10088
A. Medication attendants certified shall not:
1. administer any controlled dangerous substances (schedules II through V) as set forth by the Drug Enforcement Agency or the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy;
2. administer any medications by the following parenteral routes:
a. intramuscular;
b. intravenous;
c. subcutaneous;
d. intradermal; or
e. other routes restricted in department rules;
3. administer any medication used for intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) treatments;
4. administer an initial dose of a medication that has not been previously administered to a resident as determined by the clinical record;
5. calculate medication doses for administration;
6. administer medications or feedings by way of a tube inserted in a cavity of the body;
7. receive or assume responsibility for writing any verbal or telephone order from an authorized prescriber;
8. order new medications or medications whose directions have changed from the pharmacy;
9. apply topical medications that involve the treatment of skin that is broken;
10. steal, divert or otherwise misuse medication;
11. violate any provision of this Chapter;
12. procure or attempt to procure a certificate by fraudulent means;
13. neglect to administer prescribed medications in a responsible and timely manner;
14. perform a task involving the administration of a medication which requires:
a. an assessment of the patient's physical status;
b. an assessment of the need for the medication;
c. a calculation of the dose of the medication; or
d. the conversion of the dose;
15. perform a task involving the administration of a medication if the patient is unstable or has changing nursing needs, unless the supervising nurse is able to monitor the patient and the effect of the medication on the patient; or
16. administer medications if he/she is unable to do so with reasonable skill and safety to the resident if the resident is impaired by reason of excessive use of mood altering drugs, narcotics, chemicals or any other type of material.