(a) The Mayor shall develop medication management training courses which shall be approved by the Board of Nursing. The medication administration training program shall include instruction in the following areas:
- (1) Cuing, coaching, and monitoring residents who self-administer medications with or without assistance;
- (2) Pharmacology;
- (3) Terminology related to medication;
- (4) Procedures and precautions in administering medication;
- (5) Types of medication;
- (6) Actions, interactions, and effects of medication;
- (7) Administration of medication in emergency or life-threatening circumstances;
- (8) Recordkeeping, storage, handling, and disposal requirements for medications;
- (9) Rights of residents;
- (10) Monitoring of vital signs;
- (11) Federal and District of Columbia laws governing medication; and
- (12) Reference sources related to medication.
- (b) The Mayor shall maintain a list of approved medication administration courses for the training of persons to be certified by the District of Columbia as TMEs.
- (c) In order to maintain certification, every 2 years a TME shall successfully complete a clinical update or refresher course approved by the Mayor.
- (d) The ALA shall document completion of the medication training course in TME’s personnel file.
History
June 24, 2000, D.C. Law 13-127, § 906, 47 DCR 2647
Section References
This section is referenced in § 44-102.01.