(a) The Mayor shall develop medication management training courses which shall be approved by the Board of Nursing. The medication administration training program shall include instruction in the following areas:
(1) Cuing, coaching, and monitoring residents who self-administer medications with or without assistance;
(2) Pharmacology;
(3) Terminology related to medication;
(4) Procedures and precautions in administering medication;
(5) Types of medication;
(6) Actions, interactions, and effects of medication;
(7) Administration of medication in emergency or life-threatening circumstances;
(8) Recordkeeping, storage, handling, and disposal requirements for medications;
(9) Rights of residents;
(10) Monitoring of vital signs;
(11) Federal and District of Columbia laws governing medication; and
(12) Reference sources related to medication.
(b) The Mayor shall maintain a list of approved medication administration courses for the training of persons to be certified by the District of Columbia as TMEs.
(c) In order to maintain certification, every 2 years a TME shall successfully complete a clinical update or refresher course approved by the Mayor.
(d) The ALA shall document completion of the medication training course in TME’s personnel file.
(June 24, 2000, D.C. Law 13-127, § 906, 47 DCR 2647.)
This section is referenced in § 44-102.01.
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