ARSD 67:61:08:07. Delegation of nursing tasks

Delegation is the transfer of the authority to perform a specific nursing or medication administration task from a licensed registered nurse to unlicensed assistive personnel, pursuant to §§ 20:48:04.01:01, 20:48:04.01:02, and 20:48:04.01:07. Unlicensed assistive personnel may only perform the nursing task or medication administration task for a specific client through delegation. Unlicensed assistive personnel may not re-delegate a delegated task.