Medication assistant certification endorsement.
Nursing assistants-certified with the required experience, training, and successful completion of competency evaluation as described in WAC
246-841A-586 through
246-841A-595 may apply for a medication assistant certification endorsement.
This endorsement expands the scope of the nursing assistant-certified working in a nursing home setting, allowing the nursing assistant-certified to perform certain medication administration tasks and prescriber ordered treatments under the direct supervision of a designated registered nurse.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
18.79.110,
18.79.260,
18.88A.030,
18.88A.060,
18.88A.090,
18.88A.082,
18.88A.087,
43.70.040,
43.70.250, and
43.70.280. WSR 23-20-117, ยง 246-841A-407, filed 10/3/23, effective 11/3/23.]