1. (a) A licensee intending to delegate, or having delegated, a task involving medication administration to a MNA shall comply with the requirements of Nur 404.05 and Nur 404.06.

2. (b) A licensee who, having delegated a task involving medication administration to a MNA, has any reason to believe that the delegatee may have made an error in the administration of medication shall:

   1. (1) Immediately ascertain whether the error occurred; and

   2. (2) If the error occurred or its occurrence cannot be ascertained immediately, take the following steps:

      1. a. Inform the administrator of the facility, institution or agency in which the error occurred;
      2. b. Document the error in the client's clinical record;
      3. c. Complete any report required by the policies or rules of the facility, institution or agency within the required time period;
      4. d. Determine whether immediate action is required to be taken with respect to the delegation of tasks to the MNA who made the error; and
      5. e. Maintain a record of errors in medication administration and actions taken by the delegating licensee for medication nursing assistant program site review.

Source. #8873, eff 4-24-07; ss by #10299, eff 3-22-13; ss by #10571, eff 4-17-14; renumbered by #10953 (from Nur 404.10)