Medication administration tasks that may not be delegated.
Effective Nov 27, 202249 SDR 51Source: 21 SDR 13, effective August 7, 1994; 26 SDR 174, effective July 4, 2000; 28 SDR 36, effective September 18, 2001; 41 SDR 12, effective July 31, 2014 ; 49 SDR 51, effective November 27, 2022 . | General Authority: SDCL 13-33A-2 , 36-9-21 (4). | Law Implemented: SDCL 13-33A-1 , 36-9-3 , 36-9-4 , 36-9-4 .1, 36-9-21 .
A licensed nurse may not delegate the following tasks of medication administration:
- (1) Administration of schedule II controlled substances listed in SDCL 34-20B-16 and 34-20B-17 from a locked stock supply;
- (2) Administration of medications by subcutaneous, intramuscular, intradermal, or intravenous route except as authorized in § 20:48:04.01:10 and 20:48:04.01:16 to 20:48:04.01:18, inclusive;
- (3) Administration of medications by way of a tube inserted in a cavity of the body, except as authorized in § 20:48:04.01:18;
- (4) Administration of medications via inhalation route in a complex nursing situation as defined in § 20:48:01:01; and
- (5) Calculation of any medication dose, except as authorized in § 20:48:04.01:10.
Source: 21 SDR 13, effective August 7, 1994; 26 SDR 174, effective July 4, 2000; 28 SDR 36, effective September 18, 2001; 41 SDR 12, effective July 31, 2014 ; 49 SDR 51, effective November 27, 2022 .
General Authority: SDCL 13-33A-2 , 36-9-21 (4).
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, 2001-09-18.