West Virginia Code 16-5O-8 – Withdrawal of authorization
The registered professional nurse who monitors or supervises the facility staff members authorized to administer medication or perform health maintenance tasks may withdraw authorization for a facility staff member if the nurse determines that the facility staff member is not performing medication administration or health maintenance tasks in accordance with the training and written instructions. The withdrawal of the authorization shall be documented and relayed to the facility and the department in order to remove the facility staff member from the list of authorized individuals. The department shall maintain a list of the names of persons whose authorization to administer medication or perform health maintenance tasks has been withdrawn, and the reasons for withdrawal of authorization. The list may be accessed by registered professional nurses or facilities.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-5O-8
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Resources. See West Virginia Code 16-5O-2
- Facility: means an intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability, assisted living, behavioral health group home, private residence in which health care services and health maintenance tasks are provided under the supervision of a registered professional nurse as defined in article seven, chapter . See West Virginia Code 16-5O-2
- Facility staff member: means an individual employed by a facility but does not include a health care professional acting within his or her scope of practice. See West Virginia Code 16-5O-2
- Health maintenance tasks: means performing the following tasks according to the legibly written or printed directions of a health care professional or as written on the prescription label, and making a written record of that assistance with regard to each health maintenance task administered, including the time, route and amount taken:
(1) Administering glucometer tests. See West Virginia Code 16-5O-2
- Medication: means a drug, as defined in section one hundred one, article one, chapter . See West Virginia Code 16-5O-2
- Registered professional nurse: means a person who holds a valid license pursuant to article seven, chapter . See West Virginia Code 16-5O-2