Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part I - General Administration › Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification › Chapter 100 - Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program › Subchapter G - Medication Attendant Certified › Section I-10080 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
Abuse
-Repealed.
1. - 4. Repealed.
Adult Residential Care Provider
-a
						facility, agency, institution, society, corporation, partnership, company,
						entity, residence, person or persons, or any other group which provides adult
						residential care for compensation to two or more adults who are unrelated to
						the licensee or operator.
Department
-the Louisiana Department of
						Health (LDH).
LBP
-the Louisiana Board of
						Pharmacy.
LSBN
-the Louisiana State Board of
						Nursing.
LSBPNE
-the Louisiana State Board of
						Practical Nurse Examiners.
Licensed Nurse
-a licensed registered
						nurse (RN) or a licensed practical nurse (LPN) who is acting within the scope
						of practice of his/her respective licensing board(s) and/or
						certifications.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)-
a person
						who practices practical nursing and who is licensed to practice practical
						nursing in accordance with
						R.S.
						38:961, or current law.
Licensed Long-Term Care Facility
						(LLCF)-
nursing home as defined in
						R.S.
						40:2009.2 and an adult residential care
						provider as defined in
						R.S.
						40:2166.3.
Medication Attendant Certified (MAC)
-a
						person certified by LDH to administer medications to licensed long-term care
						facility residents, hereafter referred to as a MAC.
Medication Error
-the observed or
						identified preparation or administration of medications or biologicals that is
						not in accordance with:
1. the
					 prescriber's order(s);
2.
					 manufacturer's specifications regarding the preparation and administration of
					 the medication or biological; or
3.
					 accepted professional standards and principles that apply to professionals
					 providing services. Accepted professional standards and principles include any
					 state practice regulations and current commonly accepted health standards
					 established by national organizations, boards, and councils.
Medication Error Rate
is determined by
						calculating the percentage of medication errors observed during a medication
						administration observation. The numerator in the ratio is the total number of
						errors that the HSS survey team observes, both significant and non-significant.
						The denominator consists of the total number of observations, or opportunities
						for errors, and includes all the doses the HSS survey team observed being
						administered plus the doses ordered but not administered. The equation for
						calculating a medication error rate is as follows: medication error rate equals
						number of errors observed divided by the opportunities for errors times
						100.
Nurse Aide
-Repealed.
Nursing Facility or Nursing Home
-an
						institution licensed pursuant to
						R.S.
						40:2009.1-2009.10.
Nursing Home
-Repealed.
Registered Nurse (RN)-
any individual
						licensed and/or certified in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:911 et seq. or current law to engage in
						the practice of nursing as defined in
						R.S.
						37:913, or current law.
Registered Pharmacist
-an individual
						currently licensed by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy to practice
						pharmacy.
Significant Medication Error-
one which
						causes the resident discomfort or jeopardizes health or safety. The
						significance of medication errors is a matter of professional judgement. A
						significant medication error shall be determined based on the resident's
						condition, drug category, and frequency of error.
AUTHORITY
						NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						36:254 and
						R.S.
						37:1026.1 et
						seq.