Sec. 19a-495a. Unlicensed assistive personnel in residential care homes. Regulations re administration of medication. Nonnursing duties. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 19a-495a. Unlicensed assistive personnel in residential care homes. Regulations re administration of medication. Nonnursing duties. (a) On or before July 1, 2000, the Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to allow unlicensed personnel in residential care homes, as defined in section 19a-490, to obtain certification for the administration of medication. The regulations shall establish training requirements, including on-going training requirements, that include but are not limited to: Initial orientation, resident rights, behavioral management, personal care, nutrition and food safety, and health and safety in general.

      (b) On and after October 1, 2007, unlicensed assistive personnel employed in residential care homes, as defined in section 19a-490, may (1) obtain and document residents' blood pressures and temperatures with digital medical instruments that (A) contain internal decision-making electronics, microcomputers or special software that allow the instruments to interpret physiologic signals, and (B) do not require the user to employ any discretion or judgment in their use; (2) obtain and document residents' weight; and (3) assist residents in the use of glucose monitors to obtain and document their blood glucose levels.

      (P.A. 99-80, S. 1; P.A. 07-76, S. 1.)

      History: P.A. 07-76 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) to authorize the use of unlicensed assistive personnel for certain duties in residential care homes.