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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 22. Social Services |
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Agency 40. Department of Social Services |
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Chapter 111. Standards for Licensed Family Day Homes |
Section 220. Medication administration training
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A. To safely perform medication administration practices listed in 22VAC40-111-710 whenever the family day home has agreed to administer prescription medications or nonprescription medications, the administration shall be performed by a caregiver who:
1. Has satisfactorily completed a training program for this purpose developed or approved by the Board of Nursing and taught by a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine, or pharmacist; or
2. Is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to administer medications.
B. Caregivers required to have the training in subdivision A 1 of this section shall be retrained at three-year intervals.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 26, Issue 07, eff. July 1, 2010.