Section 4772.092
(A) Acting pursuant to a supervision agreement, a certified mental health assistant may delegate performance of a task to implement a patient's plan of care or, if the conditions in division (C) of this section are met, may delegate administration of a drug. Subject to division (D) of section 4772.03 of the Revised Code, delegation may be to any person. The certified mental health assistant must be physically present at the location where the task is performed or the drug administered.
(B) Prior to delegating a task or administration of a drug, a certified mental health assistant shall determine that the task or drug is appropriate for the patient and the person to whom the delegation is to be made may safely perform the task or administer the drug.
(C) A certified mental health assistant may delegate administration of a drug only if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The certified mental health assistant has been granted physician-delegated prescriptive authority by the physician supervising the certified mental health assistant and is authorized to prescribe the drug.
(2) The drug is not a controlled substance.
(3) The drug will not be administered intravenously.
(4) The drug will not be administered in a hospital inpatient care unit, as defined in section 3727.50 of the Revised Code; a hospital emergency department; a freestanding emergency department; or an ambulatory surgical facility licensed under section 3702.30 of the Revised Code.
(D) A person not otherwise authorized to administer a drug or perform a specific task may do so in accordance with a certified mental health assistant's delegation under this section.
Last updated January 31, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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- April 9, 2025 – Enacted by Senate Bill 95 - 135th General Assembly [ View April 9, 2025 Version ]