12-44.1-29. Provision of medication - Training requirements - Verification - Rules

12-44.1-29. Provision of medication - Training requirements - Verification - Rules 1. A correctional facility may authorize an employee to provide medication to an inmate of a correctional facility if the employee is: a. Licensed or registered under title 43 and is providing the medication within the scope of practice of the profession for which the individual is licensed or registered; or b. A correctional facility staff member who has successfully completed a medication assistant I training and competency evaluation program approved by the department of health and human services under chapter 23-44. The requirements for a medication assistant I training and competency evaluation program must be met, except for the requirement a correctional facility staff member must be a nurse aide or certified nurse aide on the department registry prior to entry into the medication assistant I training and competency evaluation program or following successful completion of the program. 2. If a correctional facility uses a correctional facility staff member to provide medication to an inmate under subdivision b of subsection 1: a. Upon successful completion of the department-approved medication assistant I training and competency evaluation program, the correctional facility staff member may provide medication administration to inmates consistent within the scope and limitations of medication administration included in the medication assistant I training and competency evaluation program; and b. The correctional facility shall maintain records of all correctional facility staff members who have successfully completed the department-approved medication assistant I training and competency evaluation program, including verification of successful completion of the program. The department may periodically review the correctional facility's records to assure compliance with medication assistant I training and competency evaluation requirements.