Alabama § 34-21-2.1 Delegation of Certain Nursing Care Tasks to Non-nurses

Alabama Statutes

§ 34-21-2.1 — Delegation of Certain Nursing Care Tasks to Non-nurses

Alabama § 34-21-2.1

Title 34Professions and Businesses

Ch. 21Nurses

Art. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 34-21-2.1 (2026).

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(a)The Alabama Board of Nursing, by rule, may do the following:

(1)Determine what nursing care tasks may or may not be delegated by licensed nurses who provide nursing care in a residential community health setting to unlicensed health care workers, provided specific tasks that require the exercise of independent nursing judgment or intervention may not be delegated.

(2)Establish standards of practice by a licensed nurse who delegates nursing care tasks pursuant to subdivision (1).

(b)No department, board, or other agency, other than the Alabama Board of Nursing, may require licensed nurses who provide nursing care in a residential community health setting to receive any additional certification or training in order to delegate nursing care tasks to unlicensed health care workers.

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(a) The Alabama Board of Nursing, by rule, may do the following:
(1) Determine what nursing care tasks may or may not be delegated by licensed nurses who provide nursing care in a residential community health setting to unlicensed health care workers, provided specific tasks that require the exercise of independent nursing judgment or intervention may not be delegated.
(2) Establish standards of practice by a licensed nurse who delegates nursing care tasks pursuant to subdivision (1).
(b) No department, board, or other agency, other than the Alabama Board of Nursing, may require licensed nurses who provide nursing care in a residential community health setting to receive any additional certification or training in order to delegate nursing care tasks to unlicensed health care workers.