RCW 74.42.380
Director of nursing services. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)
Redline — January 1, 2023 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2023
(1) The facility shall have a director of nursing services. The director of nursing services shall be a registered nurse or an advanced registered nurse practitioner.
(1) The facility shall have a director of nursing services. The director of nursing services shall be a registered nurse or an *advanced registered nurse practitioner.
(2) The director of nursing services is responsible for: (a) Coordinating the plan of care for each resident; (b) Permitting only licensed personnel to administer medications: PROVIDED, That nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting graduate nurses or student nurses from administering medications when permitted to do so under chapter 18.79 RCW and rules adopted under it: PROVIDED FURTHER, That nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting persons certified under *chapter 18.135 RCW from practicing pursuant to the delegation and supervision requirements of *chapter 18.135 RCW and rules adopted under it; and (c) Insuring that the licensed practical nurses and the registered nurses comply with chapter 18.79 RCW, and persons certified under *chapter 18.135 RCW comply with the provisions of that chapter and rules adopted under it.
(2) The director of nursing services is responsible for: (a) Coordinating the plan of care for each resident; (b) Permitting only licensed personnel to administer medications: PROVIDED, That nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting graduate nurses or student nurses from administering medications when permitted to do so under chapter 18.79 RCW and rules adopted under it: PROVIDED FURTHER, That nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting persons certified under **chapter 18.135 RCW from practicing pursuant to the delegation and supervision requirements of **chapter 18.135 RCW and rules adopted under it; and (c) Insuring that the licensed practical nurses and the registered nurses comply with chapter 18.79 RCW, and persons certified under **chapter 18.135 RCW comply with the provisions of that chapter and rules adopted under it.
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