{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac90-19-280","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC90-19-280","heading":"Nursing tasks that shall not be delegated","body":"A. Nursing tasks that shall not be delegated are those that are inappropriate for a specific, unlicensed person to perform on a specific patient after an assessment is conducted as provided in 18VAC90-19-260.\n\nB. Nursing tasks that shall not be delegated to any unlicensed person are:\n\n1. Activities involving nursing assessment, problem identification, and outcome evaluation that require independent nursing judgment;\n\n2. Counseling or teaching except for activities related to promoting independence in personal care and daily living;\n\n3. Coordination and management of care involving collaboration, consultation, and referral;\n\n4. Emergency and nonemergency triage;\n\n5. Administration of medications except as specifically permitted by the Virginia Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq. of the Code of Virginia); and\n\n6. Circulating duties in an operating room.","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 90. Board of Nursing","Chapter 19. Regulations Governing the Practice of Nursing","Part V. Delegation of Nursing Tasks and Procedures"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency90/chapter19/section280/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:51Z","sha256":"54544e240d227542721577e582333c3c386a18ae0c45fac97f4d7ba319ececb2","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac90-19-270","next":"us-va/18vac90-21-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}