1. (1) A licensed medication aide II may:

   1. (a) perform services requiring basic knowledge of medications and medication administration subject to the limitations outlined in subsection (2);
   2. (b) practice only in a long-term care facility licensed to provide skilled nursing care, as defined in 50-5-101; and
   3. (c) practice only under the supervision of a licensed professional or practical nurse who is on the premises.

2. (2) A licensed medication aide II may not:

   1. (a) administer medications on an as-needed basis;
   2. (b) administer parenteral or subcutaneous medications except for prelabeled, predrawn insulin;
   3. (c) administer medications through nasogastric routes or by gastrostomy or jejunostomy tubes;
   4. (d) convert or calculate dosages; or
   5. (e) take verbal orders related to changes in medications and dosages.

History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 392, L. 2011.