Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1000-05-.02 - DEFINITIONS
In addition to the definitions contained in T.C.A. § 63-7-127(a), the following definitions are applicable to this chapter:
(1) "Applicant" means a person filing an
application for a certificate as a MA.
(2) "As Needed Medication" means any oral or
topical medication for a specified condition that is not scheduled to be
administered to a resident at a routine time but is given in response to a
resident's complaint or expression of discomfort.
(3) "Assisted Care Living Facility" shall
have the same meaning as set forth in T.C.A. §
68-11-201.
(4) "Board" means the Tennessee Board of
Nursing.
(5) "Certified Nurse Aide"
means an individual who has successfully completed an approved nursing
assistant training program and is registered with the department.
(6) "Clinical Practice Component" means tasks
or activities planned as part of a medication aide training program to provide
Medication Aide students with the opportunity to administer medications in a
nursing home, an assisted care living facility setting, or a Program for
All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (P.A.C.E.).
(7) "Clock Hour or Contact Hour" means fifty
(50) to sixty (60) minutes of qualifying or continuing education.
(8) "Controlled Substances" shall have the
same meaning as set forth in T.C.A. §
63-10-204(7).
(9) "Curriculum" means the standard minimum
curriculum to be used in a board-approved training program for medication aides
in accordance with T.C.A. §
63-7-127.
(10) "Delegation" means the transfer of
responsibility, but not the accountability, for the administration of
medication from the delegating licensed nurse to a Medication Aide.
(11) "Department" means the Tennessee
Department of Health.
(12) "Drug"
shall have the same meaning as set forth in T.C.A. §
63-10-204(16).
(13) "General Supervision" means a licensed
nurse overseeing with authority an MA who is performing medication
administration in a nursing home, assisted care living facility, or P.A.C.E.
The delegating licensed nurse shall be immediately available. If not required
to be on-site, the delegating nurse shall be immediately available for a two
way telephone conversation.
(14)
"Licensed Nurse" means a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse licensed
under T.C.A. §
63-7-101, et seq., including an
advanced practice registered nurse.
(15) "Medication Administration" means giving
a drug to a resident to be orally ingested by the resident or topically applied
to the resident's body.
(16)
"Medication Administration Record" (MAR) means a written or electronic record
of the medication ordered for and administered to a patient or resident of a
nursing home or assisted care living facility.
(17) "Medication Aide" (MA) means a certified
nurse aide who holds a current, valid certificate as a medication aide issued
by the Board and who administers medications (pursuant to T.C.A. §
63-7-127) under the general
supervision of a licensed nurse.
(18) "Medication Aide Training Program" means
a program of study approved by the Board and required for certification as a
medication aide.
(19) "Nursing
Home" shall have the same meaning as set forth in T.C.A. §
68-11-201.
(20) "P.A.C.E." means a Program for
All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly as defined in T.C.A. §
56-2-121(b).
(21) "Patient" or "Resident" means a person
receiving the services of a medication aide in a nursing home, assisted care
living facility, or P.A.C.E.
(22)
"Peer Support Program" means a program that provides monitoring of
rehabilitation services to health care professionals who may be impaired by
substance abuse or a psychological condition.
(23) "Person" is defined as an individual,
natural person.
(24) "PHI" means
individually identifiable health information (IIHI) created, received, or
maintained by a covered entity and transmitted or maintained in any form or
medium. 45 C.F.R. Part 160.103;
42 U.S.C. §§
1320d-
1320d-8 (HIPAA).
(25) "Prescription" means a written,
electronic, or oral order, issued by a licensed health professional authorized
to prescribe drugs, for any drug, including an over the counter drug to be used
by a particular resident.
(26)
"Professional boundaries" means the limits of the professional relationship
that allow for a safe therapeutic relationship between the resident and the
medication aide.
(27) "Survey
visit" means an announced or unannounced visit to a medication aide training
program by a representative of the board to determine whether the program meets
or maintains the minimum standards required by the board.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-7-127 and 63-7-207.
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