CSHB 467(HES): "An Act relating to the administration of prescribed remedies and dietary supplements by a nurse."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 467(HES) 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) The board shall establish standards in regulation that authorize a 07 registered nurse licensed under this chapter to administer a prescribed remedy or 08 dietary supplement to a patient who is a resident of a nursing facility, an assisted 09 living home, or an Alaska Pioneers' Home. The standards must include safeguards 10 that prevent the administration of a prescribed remedy or dietary supplement if the 11 prescription is for an amount of the remedy or supplement that is outside of the 12 manufacturer's recommended dosage for a patient of the same physical condition. 13 (b) In this section, 14 (1) "assisted living home" has the meaning given in AS 47.33.990;
01 (2) "nursing facility" has the meaning given in AS 18.20.390; 02 (3) "prescribed remedy or dietary supplement" includes over-the- 03 counter, herbal, and vitamin remedies prescribed by a person authorized under this 04 title to prescribe the remedy or supplement.