ARM 24.159.1636. ADVANCED DELEGATION TO UAPS WORKING IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

(1) A UAP working in a facility's emergency department may receive delegation of the advanced nursing tasks identified in this rule if: (a) the delegation is made in the emergency department; (b) the delegation is for a patient seeking emergency health care services; and (c) the UAP: (i) is under the immediate supervision of the delegating nurse; (ii) possesses current national registry of emergency medical technicians (NREMT) registration at the intermediate or paramedic level; and (iii) is competent to perform the advanced nursing tasks identified in this rule. (2) A UAP working in the facility's emergency department may receive delegation of the following nursing tasks: (a) insertion of peripheral IV catheters; and (b) hanging, without additives, initial IV fluids including: (i) lactated Ringer's (LR) ; (ii) normal saline (NS) ; (iii) 5 percent dextrose in sterile water (D5W) ; (iv) 5 percent dextrose in normal saline (D5NS) ; (v) 5 percent dextrose in .45 percent saline (D51/2NS) ; and (vi) 5 percent dextrose in lactated Ringer's (D5LR) .