Tex.
Human Resources Code Section 161.091
Definitions
(1)
“Administration of medication” means:(A)
removing a unit or dose of medication from a previously dispensed, properly labeled container;(B)
verifying the medication with the medication order;(C)
giving the proper medication in the proper dosage to the proper client at the proper time by the proper administration route; and(D)
recording the time of administration and dosage administered.(2)
“Client” means a person with an intellectual and developmental disability who is receiving services from a facility or program listed in Section 161.092 (Applicability).(3)
“Unlicensed person” means an individual not licensed as a health care provider who provides services at or for a facility or program listed in Section 161.092 (Applicability), including:(A)
a nurse aide, orderly, assistant, attendant, technician, home health aide, medication aide with a permit issued by a state agency, or other individual who provides personal health care-related services;(B)
a person who is monetarily compensated to perform certain health-related tasks and functions in a complementary or assistive role to a licensed nurse who provides direct client care or performs common nursing functions;(C)
a person who performs those tasks and functions as a volunteer but does not qualify as a friend providing gratuitous nursing care of the sick under Section 301.004 (Application of Chapter), Occupations Code; or(D)
a person who is a professional nursing student who provides care for monetary compensation and not as part of a formal educational program.
Source:
Section 161.091 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.161.htm#161.091 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
