Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts Applauds Passage of Nurse Delegation Bill by State Senate
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“We are urging Speaker DeLeo and the House to follow the Senate in passing this bill so that a major barrier keeping home health and hospice aides from administering any type of medication is removed.” Known as the Nurse Delegation Bill, Senate Bill 860 presents a solution of how to more effectively care for home health and hospice patients and assist them with often complex medication regimens.“We are urging Speaker DeLeo and the House to follow the Senate in passing this bill so that a major barrier keeping home health and hospice aides from administering any type of medication is removed.”Known as the Nurse Delegation Bill, Senate Bill 860 presents a solution of how to more effectively care for home health and hospice patients and assist them with often complex medication regimens.The legislation itself would refine the state’s Nurse Practice Act (NPA) to allow the administration of certain medications to a home health patient by a trained and certified home health aide under the supervision of a nurse.The bill also requires that home health agencies provide training and establish documentation protocols according to the nurse delegation model developed by the National Council of State Nursing Boards.Such regulations, according to the bill, will be drafted by the Board of Registration in Nursing in collaboration with the state’s Department of Public Health and with nursing input.The New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI) conducted a study pointing out that a lack of medication adherence costs the national healthcare system $290 billion in avoidable costs such as unnecessary hospital readmissions.For more information, visit www.thinkhomecare.org.### Contact Information Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts James Fuccione 617-482-8830 www.thinkhomecare.org Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts Promote Your Business Press Release Pricing Email this page to a friend