N.D. Cent. Code § 12-44.1-29

12-44.1-29. Provision of medication - Training requirements - Verification - Rules

1. A correctional facility may authorize an employee to provide medication to an inmate of

a correctional facility if the employee is:

a. Licensed or registered under title 43 and is providing the medication within the

scope of practice of the profession for which the individual is licensed or

registered; or

b. A correctional facility staff member who has successfully completed a medication

assistant I training and competency evaluation program approved by the

department of health and human services under chapter 23-44. The requirements

for a medication assistant I training and competency evaluation program must be

met, except for the requirement a correctional facility staff member must be a

nurse aide or certified nurse aide on the department registry prior to entry into the

medication assistant I training and competency evaluation program or following

successful completion of the program.

2. If a correctional facility uses a correctional facility staff member to provide medication

to an inmate under subdivision b of subsection 1:

a. Upon successful completion of the department-approved medication assistant I

training and competency evaluation program, the correctional facility staff

member may provide medication administration to inmates consistent within the

scope and limitations of medication administration included in the medication

assistant I training and competency evaluation program; and

b. The correctional facility shall maintain records of all correctional facility staff

members who have successfully completed the department-approved medication

assistant I training and competency evaluation program, including verification of

successful completion of the program. The department may periodically review

the correctional facility's records to assure compliance with medication assistant I

training and competency evaluation requirements.