Dialysis patient care technician; adds administration of erythropoeitic agents to list. (HB399)

Introduced By

Del. Phil Hamilton (R-Newport News)

Progress

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 Passed Committee
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 Passed House
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 Passed Senate
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 Became Law

Description

Dialysis patient care technician. Adds the administration of erythropoeitic agents such as Epoetin alfa, Vitamin D, iron, to the list of direct care activities a dialysis patient care technician may undertake. Amends § 54.1-2729.2 (“Dialysis patient care technician; definition.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Status

01/10/2008: passed committee
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Comments

Alison Hymes writes:

Medication errors kill thousands in U.S. hospitals every year, and that's with R.N.'s with licenses giving out medication. Why would Virginia allow unlicensed people to give medication to dialysis patients and increase the chance of medication errors?

Posted 53 months ago.
Alison Hymes writes:

Thank you Virginia's House of Delegates! :)

Posted 53 months ago.