§ 16-28-1-11.5 — Qualified medication aide prohibited from injecting medicines; exception

Indiana § 16-28-1-11.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 28: HEALTH FACILITIES
• Ch. 1: Health Facilities Council

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Note: This version of section effective until 9-1-2025. See also
following repeal of this section, effective 9-1-2025.
Sec. 11.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
a qualified medication aide certified under section 11 of this chapter
may not administer injectable medications.
(b) A qualified medication aide certified under section 11 of this
chapter may administer insulin to a specific patient at a health facility
licensed under this article if:
(1) a registered nurse, under IC 25-23-1-1.1(b)(6):
(A) supervises the qualified medication aide in administering
the insulin; or
(B) delegates responsibility for administering the insulin to the
qualified medication aide based on the registered nurse's
assessment of the qualified medication aide's competency to
administer insulin;
(2) the health facility where the qualified medication aide is
employed:
(A) permits the qualified medication aide to administer insulin;
(B) establishes a procedure for:
(i) the delegation of insulin administration from a registered
nurse to a qualified medication aide that includes
patient-specific clinical parameters based on the registered
nurse's assessment of the patient and the qualified medication
aide's competency to administer the insulin; and
(ii) when the patient-specific parameters require a new
assessment by the registered nurse;
(C) retains documentation that the qualified medication aide
has completed the optional training module described in section
11(c)(2) of this chapter; and
(D) notifies each patient upon admission to the health facility
that the health facility may allow qualified medication aides to
administer insulin; and
(3) the qualified medication aide does not administer a dose of
concentrated insulin equal to or greater in strength or activity than
a dose of U-500 insulin.
(c) The state department may require a qualified medication aide
who administers insulin under this section to annually complete not
more than one (1) hour of inservice training specific to administration
of insulin.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.180-2019, SEC.2.