As used in this part:

1. (1) “Designated facility” means any Arkansas State Board of Nursing-approved facility to include a nursing home or a facility operated as a local correctional facility as defined by Arkansas Code § 12-41-107;

2. (2) “Initial medication” means:

   1. (A) A new medication that the patient has not been receiving; and/or
   2. (B) Changes in dosage, route, or frequency of a medication that a patient is currently receiving;
3. (3) “Legend drug” means a drug limited by Section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to being dispensed by or upon a medical practitioner’s prescription;
4. (4) “Medication assistant-certified (MA-C)” means a person who is certified by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing to administer certain nonprescription and legend drugs in designated facilities; and
5. (5) “Supervision” means the oversight of the medication assistant-certified by a licensed nurse on the premises of a designated facility.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: “Amended: June 4, 2021”.