- (a) Administration of medication means the direct application of a medication by means other than injection to the body of a person and/or the giving of such medication to a person.
- (b) Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families.
(c) Day programs and residential facilities means (1) Children's Homes or Similar Institutions, Residential Treatment Facilities, Group Homes, and Temporary Shelters licensed by the Department under Section 17a-145 of the Connecticut General Statutes and funded by the Department.
- (2) Department administered day programs and residential facilities with limited availability of nursing staff designated by the Commissioner to utilize trained persons to administer medications.
- (d) Department means Department of Children and Families.
- (e) Medication means drugs (excluding injectable preparations) as defined in Chapter 418 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
- (f) Unlicensed personnel – means any person who has successfully completed a training program approved by the department pursuant to Sec. 17a-6(g)-14 of these regulations and who has been issued a certificate authorizing him to administer medication to persons.
- (g) Licensed medical personnel – means a physician licensed under Chapter 370 of the General Statutes, a dentist licensed under Chapter 379 of the General Statutes, a registered nurse licensed under Chapter 378 of the General Statutes, a licensed practical nurse licensed under Chapter 378 of the General Statutes practicing under the direction of a registered nurse and a pharmacist licensed under Chapter 382 of the General Statutes.
(Effective February 1, 1994)