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The Honorable Alvin J. Taylor Secretary, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services

QUESTIONS:

Does s. 464.022(5), F.S., authorize an unlicensed nurse's assistant, under the direct supervision of a registered professional nurse, to administer the following medications:

1. Topical ointments and creams;

2. All eye, ear, and nasal medications; and

3. Rectal and vaginal suppositories, ointments and creams?

SUMMARY:

An unlicensed nurse's assistant may administer topical ointments and creams, eye, ear or nasal medications, and rectal or vaginal suppositories, ointments, and creams as a purely…