00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 467                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the administration of prescribed remedies and dietary supplements                                   
02 by a nurse."                                                                                                            
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 08.68 is amended by adding a new section to article 6 to read:                                    
05            Sec. 08.68.396. Administration of prescribed remedies and dietary                                          
06       supplements. (a) A registered nurse licensed under this chapter may administer a                                
07       prescribed remedy or dietary supplement to a patient who is a resident of a nursing                               
08       facility, an assisted living home, or an Alaska Pioneers' Home unless the prescription                            
09       is for an amount of the remedy or supplement that is outside of the manufacturer's                                
10       recommended dosage for a patient of the same physical condition.                                                  
11            (b)  In this section,                                                                                        
12                 (1)  "assisted living home" has the meaning given in AS 47.33.990;                                      
13                 (2)  "nursing facility" has the meaning given in AS 18.20.390;                                          
14                 (3)  "prescribed remedy or dietary supplement" includes over-the-                                       

01       counter, herbal, and vitamin remedies prescribed by a person authorized under this                                
02       title to prescribe the remedy or supplement.