Delaware General Assembly

Signed 6/13/19

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

3/6/19

Walsh

Rep. Baumbach

Sen. Bonini, Cloutier, Delcollo, Hansen, Hocker, Lawson, Lopez, Pettyjohn, Richardson, Sokola, Sturgeon, Townsend, Wilson
Reps. Brady, Briggs King, Bush, Chukwuocha, Dorsey Walker, Heffernan, Kowalko, Osienski, K. Williams

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NURSING.

This Act, named the Share the Care Act, permits an individual employed by a personal assistance services agency to administer medications to an adult individual who resides in the individual’s own home if a responsible caregiver does the following: 1. Authorizes the direct care worker to do so. 2. Prepackages the medication by date and time. 3. Provides written instructions regarding the administration procedure. 4. Enters into an agreement with a personal assistance services agency governing the administration of the medication by the direct care worker.

82:42

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6/13/19

N/A

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