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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HUMAN RESOURCES CODE |
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Title 11. AGING, COMMUNITY-BASED, AND LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES |
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Chapter 161. DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES |
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Subchapter D-1. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION FOR CLIENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES |
Sec. 161.091. DEFINITIONS
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In this subchapter:
(1) "Administration of medication" means:
(A) removing a unit or dose of medication from a previously dispensed, properly labeled container;
(B) verifying the medication with the medication order;
(C) giving the proper medication in the proper dosage to the proper client at the proper time by the proper administration route; and
(D) recording the time of administration and dosage administered.
(2) "Client" means a person with an intellectual and developmental disability who is receiving services from a facility or program listed in Section 161.092.
(3) "Unlicensed person" means an individual not licensed as a health care provider who provides services at or for a facility or program listed in Section 161.092, including:
(A) a nurse aide, orderly, assistant, attendant, technician, home health aide, medication aide with a permit issued by a state agency, or other individual who provides personal health care-related services;
(B) a person who is monetarily compensated to perform certain health-related tasks and functions in a complementary or assistive role to a licensed nurse who provides direct client care or performs common nursing functions;
(C) a person who performs those tasks and functions as a volunteer but does not qualify as a friend providing gratuitous nursing care of the sick under Section 301.004, Occupations Code; or
(D) a person who is a professional nursing student who provides care for monetary compensation and not as part of a formal educational program.