<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000002 { color: black; background: #FFFFFF; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459000004 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:04.01:09.01"><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000000">20:48:04.01:09.01</span></a><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000001">.  Delegation of medication administration tasks to a nursing assistant.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">A licensed nurse may delegate the following medication administration </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000002">tasks to a nursing </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">assistant if the delegation complies with the general criteria for delegation and supervision set forth in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:04.01:01"><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000003">20:48:04.01:01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:04.01:02"><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000003">20:48:04.01:02</span></a><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">, respectively</span><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">    (1)  </span><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">Administration of scheduled medications by oral, sublingual, eye, ear, nasal, rectal, topical, transdermal, vaginal, or inhalation route</span><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">    (2)  </span><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">Measurement of a prescribed amount of liquid medication or crushing a tablet for administration if a licensed nurse, physician, or pharmacist has calculated the dose; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">    (3)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">Administration of schedule II controlled substances listed in SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20B-16"><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000003">34-20B-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20B-17"><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000003">34-20B-17</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0"> that are prescribed and labeled in a container for a specific client.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">If the nursing assistant is administering medications in a hospital setting, a registered nurse must provide direct supervision as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:01:01"><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000003">20:48:01:01</span></a><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">    </span><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0"> </span><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">49 SDR 51, effective November 27, 2022</span><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">    </span><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-33A-2"><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000003">13-33A-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-21"><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000003">36-9-21</span></a><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">    </span><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-33A-1"><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000003">13-33A-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-3"><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000003">36-9-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-4"><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000003">36-9-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-4"><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000003">36-9-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">.1, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-21"><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0-000003">36-9-21</span></a><span class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd0ed2ef4-4d9e-454d-8b19-bde25fa79459000004"> </span></p></div></body></html>