PERMANENT RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Adult Services Administration)
Date of Adoption: August 8, 2002.
Purpose: This rule change will bring WAC 388-78A-265 Limited nursing services, into compliance with RCW 18.79.260 Registered nurse -- Allowed activities -- Delegation of tasks, as well as update the outdated references to RCW.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-78A-265.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.20.090.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 02-14-062 on June 27, 2002.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
Pilot Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
or Other Alternative Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 1,
Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
August 8, 2002
Brian H. Lindgren, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit
3105.1(1) The licensee shall employ or contract directly or indirectly with a RN or physician to:
(a) Provide or supervise limited nursing services;
(b) Assess, or supervise a LPN's assessment of each resident needing limited nursing services upon admittance, and develop the nursing component of the individual's resident plan;
(c) Reassess, or supervise a LPN's reassessment of the resident's nursing needs when staff notice a change in the resident's functional ability or health status, and amend the nursing component of the individual's resident plan accordingly; and
(d) Be available in person, by pager, or by telephone during hours of limited nursing services.
(2) A licensee shall ensure the following services are only provided by a RN, or a LPN under the supervision of a RN:
(a) Insertion of urethral catheters, including indwelling;
(b) Any other nursing service requested by the licensee and approved in writing by the department.
(3) The licensee may ((allow unlicensed staff to provide the
following services under the delegation and supervision of a RN:
(a) Routine ostomy care that is well-established, with no breakdown or maintenance care;
(b) Enema;
(c) Uncomplicated routine colostomy and urethral care when the resident is unable to supervise these activities;
(d) Care of wounds that are superficial without drainage or infection; and
(e) Assistance with glucometer testing if the resident can perform the finger stick)) provide delegated nursing services pursuant to chapter 18.79 RCW and chapter 246-840 WAC.
(4) The licensee shall not provide the following nursing services on the premises:
(a) Respiratory ventilation;
(b) Intravenous procedures;
(c) Suctioning;
(d) Feeding tube insertion or site maintenance; and
(e) Care of residents who are bed-bound for more than fourteen consecutive days as a result of a medical condition.
(5) A licensee providing limited nursing services shall
assure that employed or contracted nursing services are
consistent with chapters ((18.78 and 18.88)) 18.79 and 18.88A
RCW.
(6) A licensee providing limited nursing services shall provide for safe and sanitary:
(a) Storage and handling of clean and sterile nursing equipment and supplies;
(b) Storage and handling of soiled laundry and linens;
(c) Cleaning and disinfecting soiled equipment; and
(d) Refuse and infectious waste disposal.
(7) In new construction designed for limited nursing services, or upon starting a limited nursing services program within an existing boarding home, the licensee shall provide the following, accessible only by staff:
(a) A clean utility area for the purposes of storing and preparing clean and sterile nursing supplies, equipped with:
(i) A work counter or table; and
(ii) Adjacent handwashing sink, with soap and paper towels or other approved hand-drying device; and
(b) A soiled utility area for the purposes of storing soiled linen, cleaning and disinfecting soiled nursing care equipment, and disposing of refuse and infectious waste, equipped with:
(i) A work counter or table;
(ii) Sinks for handwashing and cleaning/sanitizing, with soap and paper towels or other approved hand-drying device.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.240. 99-15-067, § 388-78A-265, filed 7/19/99, effective 8/19/99; 98-20-021, recodified as § 388-78A-265, filed 9/25/98, effective 9/25/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090. 94-13-180, § 246-316-265, filed 6/21/94, effective 7/22/94.]