Sec. 20-14i. Administration of medication by trained persons.
Sec. 20-14i. Administration of medication by trained persons. Any provisions
to the contrary notwithstanding, chapter 378 shall not prohibit the administration of
medication to persons attending day programs, residing in residential facilities or receiving individual and family support, under the jurisdiction of the Departments of Children
and Families, Correction, Developmental Services and Mental Health and Addiction
Services, or being detained in juvenile detention centers or residing in residential facilities dually licensed by the Department of Children and Families and the Department of
Public Health, when such medication is administered by trained persons, pursuant to
the written order of a physician licensed under this chapter, a dentist licensed under
chapter 379, an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to prescribe in accordance
with section 20-94a or a physician assistant licensed to prescribe in accordance with
section 20-12d, authorized to prescribe such medication. The provisions of this section
shall not apply to institutions, facilities or programs licensed pursuant to chapter 368v.
(P.A. 87-433, S. 2, 4; P.A. 90-70, S. 2, 4; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-19, S. 2; P.A. 04-257, S. 103; P.A. 05-150, S. 2;
05-246, S. 14; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(a).)
History: P.A. 90-70 added phrase "or being detained in juvenile detention centers"; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner
and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July
1, 1993; P.A. 96-19 expanded written orders by physicians to include written orders by advanced practice registered nurses
and physician assistants; P.A. 04-257 made a technical change, effective June 14, 2004; P.A. 05-150 added reference to
persons receiving individual and family support; P.A. 05-246 added exception for persons residing in residential facilities
dually licensed by the Departments of Children and Families and Public Health; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 "Department of
Mental Retardation" was changed editorially by the Revisors to "Department of Developmental Services", effective October 1, 2007.