Texas Register, Volume 3, Number 2, Pages 33-70, January 6, 1978 Page: 34
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Brenda MillsVowrme 3. Number 2. Jabuarv 6. 197
The Texas Department of Health is proposing the adoption of a
state-approved training program in medication administration
for personnel in nursing and convalescent homes and related
institutions. A training program in medication administration
has been in effect in Texas since 1974, when a federal act re-
quired the training. The state health department monitors the
program, which has been taught through Texas Education
Agency-approved community college or adult continuing
education courses, using the curriculum developed by the
health department. The proposed rule seeks to formally adopt
the program and makes some changes to existing policy.
Among those changes are the provisions to officially exempt
licensed physicians, pharmacists, or nurses from taking the
course; add 10 hours to the original 60-hour total; require the
registered nurse who teaches the course to have at least two
years of current nursing experience which includes ad-
ministering medications; and allow a registered pharmacist
who has at least three years experience and is currently work-
ing in a nursing or convalescent facility to assist the registered
nurse in teaching part of the course.
The adoption of the program will affect approximately 40 pri-
vate nursing homes and related institutions in the state which
were not formerly under the jurisdiction of Medicaid and other
federal requirements. Because the adoption of the program
will also affect licensing standards of nursing and custodial
care homes, amendments to rules defining these standards are
also being proposed at this time.
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