FL S0700

Requires licensed nurse registries to ensure that registered nurses' delegations of medication administration tasks to certified nursing assistants and home health aides comply with requirements in chapter 464 and chapter 400.

Authorizes registered nurses to delegate administration of oral, transdermal, ophthalmic, otic, rectal, inhaled, enteral, or topical prescription medications to certified nursing assistants and home health aides for patients of nurse registries and patients in county detention facilities, excluding Schedule II, III, and IV controlled substances.

Permits certified nursing assistants to administer specified non-controlled medications to nurse registry patients and county detention facility patients if they have completed a 6-hour board-approved training course and been found competent by a registered nurse or physician.

Requires the Board of Nursing, in consultation with the Agency for Health Care Administration, to establish rules for certified nursing assistants administering medications, including standards for trainer qualifications, medication labeling, documentation, storage, and informed consent.

Takes effect July 1, 2022.