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QUESTION: May a psychiatric aide orally administer prepackaged doses of medication under the supervision of physicians or registered nurses?

SUMMARY: A psychiatric aide may orally administer prepackaged doses of medication where such medication has been premeasured and/or mixed and prescribed by a physician and the aide's function is to merely insure that the medication is taken by the patient or to assist the patient taking medication when such medication cannot be taken by the patient unassisted, provided such auxiliary worker is acting under the adequate supervision of a licensed physician,…