NDAC 54-07-05-04
Requirements for supervision
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code § 54-07-05-04
A licensed nurse who delegates medication administration to a medication assistant III must
provide supervision as follows:
1.
In a licensed nursing facility or acute care setting, the licensed nurse must be on the unit and
available for immediate direction.
2.
In an ambulatory health care setting where the licensed nurse delegates the intervention of
giving medications to another individual, the licensed nurse must be available for direction.
3.
In any other setting where the licensed nurse delegates the intervention of giving medications
to another individual, the licensed nurse must follow facility policy for providing the supervision
in order to provide the recipient of the medication appropriate safeguards.