Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 19 - BOARD OF NURSING › Article 8 - CERTIFIED AND LICENSED NURSING ASSISTANTS AND CERTIFIED MEDICATION ASSISTANTS › Section R4-19-814 - Standards of Conduct for Licensed Nursing Assistants and Certified Medication Assistants

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
For purposes of A.R.S. §
									32-1601(22)(d),
				  a practice or conduct that is or might be harmful or dangerous to the health of
				  a patient or the public and constitutes a basis for disciplinary action on a
				  LNA license and a CMA certificate includes the following:
1. Failing to maintain professional
				boundaries or engaging in a dual relationship with a patient, resident, or any
				member of the patient's or resident's family;
2. Engaging in sexual conduct with a patient,
				resident, or any member of the patient's or resident's family who does not have
				a pre-existing relationship with the licensee or any conduct while on duty or
				in the presence of a patient or resident that a reasonable person would
				interpret as sexual;
3. Leaving an
				assignment or abandoning a patient or resident who requires care without
				properly notifying the immediate supervisor;
4. Failing to accurately and timely document
				care and treatment provided to a patient or resident, including, for a CMA,
				medications administered or not administered;
5. Falsifying or making a materially
				incorrect entry in a health care record;
6. Failing to follow an employer's policies
				and procedures, designed to safeguard the patient or resident;
7. Failing to take action to protect a
				patient or resident whose safety or welfare is at risk from potential or actual
				incompetent health care practice, or to report the practice to the immediate
				supervisor or a facility administrator;
8. Failing to report signs, symptoms, and
				changes in patient or resident conditions to the immediate supervisor in an
				ongoing and timely manner;
9.
				Violating the rights or dignity of a patient or resident;
10. Violating a patient or resident's right
				of privacy by disclosing confidential information or knowledge concerning the
				patient or resident, unless disclosure is otherwise required by law;
11. Neglecting or abusing a patient or
				resident physically, verbally, emotionally, or financially;
12. Failing to immediately report to a
				supervisor and the Board any observed or suspected abuse or neglect, including
				a resident or patient's report of abuse or neglect;
13. Soliciting, or
				borrowing, property or money from a patient or resident, or any member of the
				patient's or resident's family, or the patient's or resident's
				guardian;
14. Soliciting or
				engaging in the sale of goods or services unrelated to the licensee's health
				care assignment with a patient or resident, or any member of the patient or
				resident's immediate family, or guardians;
15. Removing, without
				authorization, any money, property, or personal possessions, or requesting
				payment for services not performed from a patient, resident, employer,
				co-worker, or member of the public.
16. Repeated use or
				being under the influence of alcohol, medication, or any other substance to the
				extent that judgment may be impaired and practice detrimentally affected or
				while on duty in any work setting;
17. Accepting or performing patient or
				resident care tasks that the licensee lacks the education, competence or legal
				authority to perform;
18. Removing, without
				authorization, narcotics, drugs, supplies, equipment, or medical records from
				any work setting;
19. Obtaining, possessing, using, or selling any
				narcotic, controlled substance, or illegal drug in violation of any employer
				policy or any federal or state law;
20. Permitting or assisting another person to
				use the licensee's license or CMA certificate holder's certificate or identity
				for any purpose;
21. Making
				untruthful or misleading statements in advertisements of the individual's
				practice as a licensed nursing assistant or certified medication
				assistant;
22. Offering or
				providing licensed nursing assistant or certified medication assistant services
				for compensation without a designated registered nurse supervisor;
23.Threatening, harassing, or exploiting an
				individual;
24. Using violent or abusive behavior in any work
				setting;
25. Failing to cooperate with the Board during an
				investigation by:
a. Not furnishing in writing
				a complete explanation of a matter reported under A.R.S. §
										32-1664;
b. Not responding to a subpoena or written
				request for information issued by the Board;
c. Not completing and returning a
				Board-issued questionnaire within 30 days; or
d. Not informing the Board of a change of
				address or phone number within 10 days of each change;