GroundRules
8VAC20-800-220: Medication administration training
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 8. Education
- Agency 20. State Board of Education
- Chapter 800. Standards for Licensed Family Day Homes
- Part VI. Caregiver training
A. To safely perform medication administration practices listed in 8VAC20-800-710 whenever the family day home has agreed to administer prescription medications or nonprescription medications, the administration shall be performed by a caregiver who:
1. Has satisfactorily completed a training program for this purpose developed or approved by the Board of Nursing and taught by a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine, or pharmacist; or
2. Is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to administer medications.
B. Caregivers required to have the training in subdivision A 1 of this section shall be retrained at three-year intervals.
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