At the April 8, 2009 Joint Board Meeting, it was determined that: Medical Assistants are permitted to administer
medications by inhalation route as long as the supervising physician assures appropriate training, competence, and assumes ultimate responsibility for administration of such drugs.
Not exact matches
On the other hand, bronchodilator therapy
by inhalation is safe and easy to administer (see article on inhaled
medications elsewhere in these Proceedings).
Cares for animals
by taking vital signs; collecting samples; administering
medications, drugs, and vaccines; bandaging and wrapping wounds; performing hydrotherapy, physical and
inhalation therapies.
Request: The Connecticut Society of Medical Assistants and the American Association of Medical Assistants request that the Connecticut General Assembly enact legislation that would enable licensed physicians to delegate: (1) the administration of
medication orally or
by inhalation; and (2) the administration of intramuscular, intradermal, and subcutaneous injections (including vaccinations / immunizations) to medical assistants working under their direct supervision (as defined above) in outpatient settings who: