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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.4-15.4

Medication and staff qualifications

Known as the Assisted Living Residence Licensing Act

The act spans §§ 23-17.4-1 to 23-17.4-9 (59 sections).

P.L. 1992, ch. 411, § 2.

(a) Assisted living residence unlicensed staff shall be permitted to assist residents in the self administration of medication including:

(1) Assistance with ordering medications.

(2) Assistance with self-storage of medications.

(3) Assistance with self-administration.

(4) Maintenance of records.

(b) Appropriately licensed staff may store and administer medications and monitor health indicators including blood pressures, adverse reactions, and glucose levels.

(c) The director may establish staffing requirements for those facilities providing medication services.

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.