2013 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-17.9 - Registration of Nursing Assistants
Section 23-17.9-2 - Definitions – Supervision of nursing assistants – Inapplicability of chapter.
§ 23-17.9-2 Definitions – Supervision of nursing assistants – Inapplicability of chapter. – (a) As used in this chapter:
(1) "Certifying agency" means the state department of health.
(2) "Director" means the director of the state department of health or his or her designee.
(3) "Nursing assistant" is defined as a nurses' aide, orderly, or home health aide who is a paraprofessional trained to give personal care and related health care and assistance based on his or her level of preparation to individuals who are sick, disabled, dependent, or infirmed and who are residents of or who receive services from health care facilities licensed pursuant to chapter 17 of title 23 or receiving services from agencies licensed pursuant to chapter 17.7 of this title. The director of the department of health may by regulation establish different levels of nursing assistants.
(b) Nursing assistants shall be supervised by professional (registered nurses) and other appropriate professional members of a health care facility or physician.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, nothing in this section shall apply to those persons designated solely as personal care attendants, or programs established and administered for the purpose of providing personal care attendant service, established by chapter 8.1 of title 40.
(d) No provision of this chapter shall apply to those persons who are actively matriculated in a bachelor of science in nursing, associate degree program in nursing, an accredited licensed practical nursing program, or registered nurse course of study in a national league for nursing accredited nursing program, provided those persons have completed a minimum of two (2) clinical courses and provided those individuals are supervised by a R.N.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1987, ch. 564, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 653, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 105, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 301, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 435, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 73, § 1.)
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