RCW 74.42.380 — Director of nursing services. (Effective June 30, 2027.)

1. (1) The facility shall have a director of nursing services. The director of nursing services shall be a registered nurse or an advanced practice registered nurse.

2. (2) The director of nursing services is responsible for:

   1. (a) Coordinating the plan of care for each resident;
   2. (b) Permitting only licensed personnel to administer medications: PROVIDED, That nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting graduate nurses or student nurses from administering medications when permitted to do so under chapter 18.79 RCW and rules adopted under it: PROVIDED FURTHER, That nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting persons certified under *chapter 18.135 RCW from practicing pursuant to the delegation and supervision requirements of *chapter 18.135 RCW and rules adopted under it; and
   3. (c) Insuring that the licensed practical nurses and the registered nurses comply with chapter 18.79 RCW, and persons certified under *chapter 18.135 RCW comply with the provisions of that chapter and rules adopted under it.

[ 2025 c 58 s 5170; 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 753; 1989 c 372 s 6; 1985 c 284 s 2; 1979 ex.s. c 211 s 38.]

Notes:

*Reviser's note:Chapter 18.135 RCW was repealed by 2012 c 153 s 20.

Effective date—2025 c 58 ss 5058-5170: See note following RCW 7.68.030.

Explanatory note—2025 c 58: See note following RCW 1.16.050.

Severability—Headings and captions not law—Effective date—1994 sp.s. c 9: See RCW 18.79.900 through 18.79.902.