4723-26-07. Prohibitions on delegation

(A) Pursuant to division (B) of section 4723.82 of the Revised Code, a registered nurse shall not delegate to a community health worker the administration of medications.

(B) No community health worker to whom a nursing task is delegated shall delegate the nursing task to any other person.

(C) Employing a community health worker to engage in the unauthorized practice of nursing is prohibited by section 4723.03 of the Revised Code.

(D) If a community health worker delegates a nursing task , the community health worker shall be engaging in the unauthorized practice of nursing, which is prohibited by section 4723.03 of the Revised Code.

(E) If a community health worker performs a nursing task and does not comply with all the provisions set forth in this chapter, the community health worker shall be engaging in the unauthorized practice of nursing, in violation of section 4723.03 of the Revised Code.

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 10/11/2019 and 10/11/2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: ORC 4723.88
Rule Amplifies: ORC 4723.82
Prior Effective Dates: 02/01/2005, 02/01/2010

Prior History: (Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 10/15/2014 and 10/15/2019
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4723.88
Rule Amplifies: 4723.82
Prior Effective Dates: 02/01/2005, 02/01/2010)