Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B9 - Board of Nursing › Chapter 64B9-14 - DELEGATION TO UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL › Section 64B9-14.001 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
As used in this chapter, the following mean:
(1) "Unlicensed assistive personnel" (UAP)
				are persons who do not hold licensure from the Division of Medical Quality
				Assurance of the Department of Health but who have been assigned to function in
				an assistive role to registered nurses or licensed practical nurses in the
				provision of patient care services through regular assignments or delegated
				tasks or activities and under the supervision of a nurse. Unlicensed assistive
				personnel do not include certified nursing assistants.
(2) "Home health aide" (HHA) means a person
				defined in Section 400.462(17),
				F.S., and trained or qualified under subsection
				59A-38.001(8),
				F.A.C., effective 7-1-19, hereby incorporated by reference, and may be obtained
				from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12509
.
(3) "Assignments" are the normal daily
				functions of the UAP or CNA based on institutional or agency job duties which
				do not involve delegation of nursing functions or nursing judgment.
(4) "Competency" is the demonstrated ability
				to carry out specified tasks or activities with reasonable skill and safety
				that adheres to the prevailing standard of practice in the nursing
				community.
(5) "Validation" is the
				process of ascertaining competency including psychomotor skills and verifying
				education or training of the delegatee by the qualified individual delegating
				or supervising the task based on preestablished standards. Validation may be by
				direct verification of the delegator or assurance that the institution or
				agency has established and periodically reviews performance protocols,
				education or training for the delegatee.
(6) "Delegation" is the transference to a
				competent individual the authority to perform a selected task or activity in a
				selected situation by a nurse qualified by licensure and experience to perform
				the task or activity.
(7)
				"Delegator" is a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse who delegates
				authority to a competent individual.
(8) "Delegatee" is the individual receiving
				the authority from the delegator. For purposes of this rule, a delegatee may be
				a QMA, CNA, or HHA.
(9)
				"Supervision" is the provision of guidance by a qualified nurse and periodic
				inspection by the nurse for the accomplishment of a nursing task or activity,
				provided the nurse is qualified and legally entitled to perform such task or
				activity. The supervisor may be the delegator or a person of equal or greater
				licensure to the delegator.
(10)
				"Direct supervision" means the supervisor is on the premises but not
				necessarily immediately physically present where the tasks and activities are
				being performed.
(11) "Immediate
				supervision" means the supervisor is on the premises and is physically present
				where the task or activity is being performed.
(12) "Indirect supervision" means the
				supervisor is not on the premises but is accessible by two way communication,
				is able to respond to an inquiry when made, and is readily available for
				consultation.
(13) "Nursing
				judgment" is the intellectual process that a nurse exercises in forming an
				opinion and reaching a conclusion by analyzing data.
(14) "Certified Nursing Assistant" (CNA) is
				an individual certified pursuant to Chapter 464, Part II, F.S.
(15) "Qualified Medication Aide" (QMA) is a
				certified nursing assistant who meets the requirements in Sections
				400.211(5) and
				464.2035, F.S., and who has
				completed training and demonstrated competency to administer medications and
				perform associated tasks for residents of a nursing home
				facility.
Rulemaking Authority
					 400.211(5),
					 464.006,
					 464.0156(3) FS.
					 Law Implemented 400.211(5),
					 464.003(18),
					 (19),
					 456.072(1)(p),
					 464.0156(2)
					 FS.
New 1-1-96, Amended 4-29-96, Formerly 59S-14.001, Amended
					 1-3-21, 3-13-24.