Montana Code Annotated
Part 4. Licensing
37-8-424. Medication aide II -- scope of practice

37-8-424. Medication aide II -- scope of practice. (1) A licensed medication aide II may:
(a) perform services requiring basic knowledge of medications and medication administration subject to the limitations outlined in subsection (2);
(b) practice only in a long-term care facility licensed to provide skilled nursing care, as defined in 50-5-101; and
(c) practice only under the supervision of a licensed professional or practical nurse who is on the premises.
(2) A licensed medication aide II may not:
(a) administer medications on an as-needed basis;
(b) administer parenteral or subcutaneous medications except for prelabeled, predrawn insulin;
(c) administer medications through nasogastric routes or by gastrostomy or jejunostomy tubes;
(d) convert or calculate dosages; or
(e) take verbal orders related to changes in medications and dosages.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 392, L. 2011.

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