A licensed nurse may delegate the administration of medications authorized under §§ 20:48:04.01:09.01 and 20:48:04.01:11, inclusive, to a nursing assistant who:

1. (1) Has a minimum of a high school education or the equivalent;
2. (2) Completed a board-approved medication administration training program in accordance with § 20:48:04.01:13 or completed a program that the board determines is equivalent; and;

3. (3) If administering medications in a skilled nursing facility, assisted living center, or a hospital, licensed under SDCL chapter 34-12, are registered with the board in accordance with chapter 20:48:16.

   20:48:04.01:09.01. Delegation of medication administration tasks to a nursing assistant. A licensed nurse may delegate the following medication administration tasks to a nursing assistant if the delegation complies with the general criteria for delegation and supervision set forth in §§ 20:48:04.01:01 and 20:48:04.01:02, respectively:

4. (1) Administration of scheduled medications by oral, sublingual, eye, ear, nasal, rectal, topical, transdermal, vaginal, or inhalation route;
5. (2) Measurement of a prescribed amount of liquid medication or crushing a tablet for administration if a licensed nurse, physician, or pharmacist has calculated the dose; and

6. (3) Administration of schedule II controlled substances listed in SDCL 34-20B-16 and 34-20B-17 that are prescribed and labeled in a container for a specific client.

   If the nursing assistant is administering medications in a hospital setting, a registered nurse must provide direct supervision as defined in § 20:48:01:01.

Source: 49 SDR 51, effective November 27, 2022 .

General Authority: SDCL 13-33A-2 , 36-9-21 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 13-33A-1 , 36-9-3 , 36-9-4 , 36-9-4 .1, 36-9-21 .

Prior versions effective: 2014-07-31, 1994-08-07.