{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-122e","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-122e","heading":"Administration of fluids or medications intravenously by an advance practice registered nurse or registered nurse providing hospice care.","body":"(a) As used in this section:\n(1) “Advanced practice registered nurse” means an advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378;\n(2) “Registered nurse” means a registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378;\n(3) “Hospice care program” means a program to provide hospice services operated by an organization licensed by the Department of Public Health to provide hospice home care services pursuant to section 19a-122b;\n(4) “Supervision” means the overseeing of the work of a registered nurse through the continuous availability of direct communication between the registered nurse and a licensed physician;\n(5) “Physician” means a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370;\n(6) “Infusion” means the administration of intravenous fluid or medication given over a period of time; and\n(7) “Intravenous push” means the administration of intravenous medication rapidly through an injection with a syringe in the intravenous line.\n(b) An advanced practice registered nurse who is providing hospice care through a hospice care program may administer fluids or medications intravenously to a patient, including, but not limited to, by performing an infusion or an intravenous push. A registered nurse who is providing hospice care through a hospice care program may, under the supervision of a physician, administer fluids or medications intravenously to a patient, including, but not limited to, by performing an infusion or an intravenous push.","path":["TITLE 19a. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING","CHAPTER 368a*. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_368a.htm#sec_19a-122e","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:03Z","sha256":"bcbf625891ae8d51257a8b71dee95c0c46dc0be8a9cf6a7c31ec14802a947e70","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-122d","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}