3724.021 Employees and volunteers of home - powers regarding residents.

Employees of a community alternative home and volunteers in the home may do any of the following:

(A) Remind a resident to take medication and observe to ensure that he follows the directions on the container;

(B) Assist a resident in the self-administration of medication by taking the medication from a storage area, handing it to the resident, and opening the container if the resident is physically unable to open it;

(C) On a request by, or with the consent of, a resident who is mentally alert but physically impaired or in a weakened state, assist the resident to remove oral or topical medication from containers and consume or apply it, including, if the resident is unable to consume liquid medication without spilling it, placing the medication in a container, and holding the container to the mouth of the resident;

(D) Pursuant to rules adopted under section 3724.05 of the Revised Code, prepare special diets for residents in accordance with the instructions of a physician or a dietitian licensed under Chapter 4739. of the Revised Code.

Effective Date: 11-01-1989