5111.886 Nursing assistance by home care attendants - writtent statement providing consent.

5111.886 Nursing assistance by home care attendants - writtent statement providing consent.

To consent to a home care attendant assisting a consumer with nursing tasks or self-administration of medication, the consumer or consumer’s authorized representative shall provide the director of job and family services a written statement signed by the consumer or authorized representative under which the consumer or authorized representative consents to both of the following:

(A) Having the attendant assist the consumer with nursing tasks or self-administration of medication;

(B) Assuming responsibility for directing the attendant when the attendant assists the consumer with nursing tasks or self-administration of medication.

Added by 128th General Assembly File No. 9, HB 1, § 101.01, eff. 10/16/2009.