Delaware General Assembly

Passed 4/18/19

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

SB 27 w/ SA 1

4/18/19

Walsh

This Amendment does the following: (1) Exempts controlled substances listed on Schedule II and IV from medications that can be administered by a direct care worker under this Act. (2) Clarifies the packaging instructions and increases the information that must be on each medication the direct care worker is to administer. (3) Requires that before administering medication under this Act, a direct care worker must complete a training program on the administration of medications that is approved by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services (“Department”). (4) Requires that a direct care worker provide the documentation the worker keeps regarding administered medications to the personal assistance services agency that employs the worker and that the agency retains the documentation and makes it available to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services on request. (5) Delays the implementation of this Act until the earlier of 1 year from the date of the Act’s enactment or the promulgation of final regulations to implement this Act by the Secretary and the publication of notice in the Register of Regulations that regulations required to implement this Act have been promulgated.

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