Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-D - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter IV - Hospitals, Child Day Care Centers, Other Institutions and Children's General Hospitals › Section 19-13-D6 - Homes for the aged and rest homes

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
as used in this section.
(1) "Administration of medication" means the
				direct application of a medication by inhalation, ingestion or any other means
				to the body of a person;
(2)
				"Advanced practice registered nurse" means an individual licensed pursuant to
				subsection (b) of section
				20-94a
				of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(3) "Authorized prescriber" means a
				physician, dentist, physician assistant or advanced practice registered
				nurse;
(4) "Certification" means
				written authorization issued by the Connecticut League For Nursing or other
				department approved certifying organization to a person to administer
				medications.
(5) "Certified
				unlicensed personnel" means any program staff person who has completed a
				training program and successfully completed a written examination and practicum
				administered by the Connecticut League For Nursing or other department approved
				certifying organization;
(6)
				"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Health or the Commissioner's
				designated representative;
(7)
				"Continuing education" means attendance at classes, seminars, workshops,
				conferences or forums, or other documented activities that improve one's
				knowledge, skills and abilities;
(8) "Department" means the Department of
				Public Health or any duly authorized representative thereof;
(9) "Medication" means any medicinal
				preparation including controlled substances, as defined in section
				21a-240
				of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(10) "Medication error" means failure to
				administer medication to a person, or failure to administer medication within
				one (1) hour of the time designated by the prescribing practitioner, or failure
				to administer the specific medication prescribed for a person, or failure to
				administer the medication by the correct route, or failure to administer the
				medication according to generally accepted medical practices, or failure to
				administer the correct dosage of medication;
(11) "Physician" means a doctor of medicine
				or osteopathy licensed to practice medicine in this or another state;
(12) "Physician assistant" means an
				individual licensed pursuant to section
				20-12b
				of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(13) "Program staff" means those persons
				responsible for the direct care of the residents;
(14) "Registered nurse" means a person with a
				license to practice as a registered nurse in Connecticut in accordance with
				chapter 378 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(15) "Registered pharmacist" means a person
				with a license to practice as a registered pharmacist in Connecticut in
				accordance with Section
				20-590
				of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(16) "Resident" means any person receiving
				care in the residential care home;
(17) "Residential Care Home" means an
				institution that is licensed pursuant to section
				19a-490(c)
				of the Connecticut General Statutes having facilities and all necessary
				personnel to furnish food, shelter and laundry for two or more persons
				unrelated to the proprietor and in addition, providing services of a personal
				nature which do not require the training or skills of a licensed nurse.
				Additional services of a personal nature may include assistance with bathing,
				help with dressing, preparation of special diets and supervision over
				medications which are self-administered, or the administration of medications
				pursuant to subsection
				19-13-D6(m)(2)
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(18) "Significant medication error" means a
				medication error, which is potentially serious or has serious consequences for
				a resident, such as, but not limited to, the administration of medication by
				the wrong route; for which the resident has a known allergy; which was given in
				a lethal or toxic dosage; or which causes serious medical problems resulting
				from the error; and
(19) "Staff"
				means personnel including volunteers who provide a service at a residential
				care home.