Section 17a-210-3 - Certification process for non-licensed personnel(a) No employee of a residential facility, respite center or day program may administer medications without successfully completing a department approved certification training program that includes, but is not limited to, the following areas: (1) Theory (B) Drug classifications, including controlled medications, dosage, measurement and forms of medications;(C) Intended purpose and effects of medication;(D) Identification of medication reactions including, but not limited to, known side effects, interactions and the proper course of action if a side effect occurs;(E) Correct and safe techniques of medication administration including, but not limited to, the correct methods to prepare, administer and document the administration of medication;(F) Prohibited and dangerous techniques of medication administration;(G) Documentation of medication administered to each consumer including, but not limited to, observation, reporting and recording responses of each consumer to the medication administered;(H) Reporting medication errors;(I) Responsibilities associated with control and storage of medication;(J) Available medication information resources;(K) Communication and reporting responsibilities relative to certified non-licensed personnel, licensed personnel and other persons; and(L) State and federal statutes and regulations pertaining to medication.(2) Laboratory practicum.(b) No employee of a residential facility, respite center or day program shall administer medications without (1) the successful completion of a department approved worksite practicum administered by a registered nurse; and (2) the delegation of responsibility for medication administration to consumers at the site by the supervising nurse.(c)Qualifications of applicants for medication administration certification trainingEach residential facility, respite center and day program shall select the employees to be enrolled in the medication administration certification training program. Such employees shall be admitted to the training program if they are high school graduates or otherwise qualified to participate in such program and if such employees are approved by the department. A person convicted of a crime involving the manufacture, sale, dispensing, possession, or possession with the intent to sell any controlled substance may be denied admission to the training program by the department. The department's denial shall be based upon the following considerations:
(1) the nature of the crime and its relationship to the position to which the certificate applies;(2) information pertaining to the degree of rehabilitation of the convicted person; and(3) the time elapsed since the conviction. On this basis, the department may determine that such person is not suitable to be enrolled in the medication administration certification training program.(d)Qualifications of endorsed instructors for medication administration certification training(1) The certification program provided for in sections 17a-210-1 to 17a-210-10, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall be taught by a registered nurse, licensed pursuant to chapter 378 of the Connecticut General Statutes with experience in training persons to administer medications.(2) Endorsed instructors shall successfully complete the department's endorsed instructor training program prior to being endorsed by the department to teach the medication administration certification training program.(3) Endorsed instructors shall be endorsed for a period not to exceed two (2) years from the date of endorsement and must complete department requirements to continue this endorsement.(e)Certification(1) Each person who successfully completes the certification training program specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be issued a certificate that indicates successful completion of the baseline competency training requirements, which allows for the delegation of medication administration responsibilities, following the completion of a worksite practicum under the direction of the supervising nurse.(2) No person may continue to administer medication beyond two years from the issuance of his certificate unless such person has met the requirements for recertification established by the department. A person shall be recertified if he successfully completes a department approved worksite practicum conducted under the supervision of a registered nurse, passes the department's recertification examination and otherwise remains qualified in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.(f)(1) Community training home licensees and their designees shall be required to be familiar with general information regarding the safe and correct procedures associated with the administration of medications to consumers residing in their community training home. This information shall be conveyed in a manner identified by the department and shall be reviewed with the licensee by a registered nurse upon initial consumer placement at the community training home and at least annually thereafter.(2) Information specific to the medications and the administration of the medications to consumers in a community training home shall be provided to the community training home licensee by a licensed prescriber or the consumer's nurse. The community training home licensee shall share this information with each designee who administers medications.(3) A community training home licensee may be required by a licensed prescriber or a regional director of health services to complete a course of instruction in or demonstrate a proficiency in the administration of medication, including requiring such licensee to attend a department endorsed training program.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17a-210-3
Effective May 31, 1996; Amended December 3, 2009