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AZ HB2424
Bill
Status
4/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Julie Willoughby
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AI Summary
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Amends the definition of "licensed health aide" to include authority to provide routine ventilator care in addition to existing scope including medication administration, tracheostomy care, and enteral care.
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Clarifies that licensed health aides must have the same supervision requirements as certified nursing assistants.
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Allows applicants for licensed health aide positions to authorize their prospective employer to discuss the application with the board.
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Maintains requirement that licensed health aides must be parents, guardians, or family members of Arizona long-term care system members under twenty-one years of age receiving skilled nursing services.
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Requires licensed health aide training programs to include instruction on medication administration, tracheostomy care, enteral care, routine ventilator care, and therapy for persons under twenty-one years of age.
Legislative Description
Licensed health aides
Arizona State Board Of Nursing
Last Action
Chapter 95
4/8/2024