Can a health care assistant be a part of the controlled substance count at the beginning and end of the day and sign for the count?
No. Back to Top Can a health care assistant sign out and administer a controlled substance that has been ordered by a supervising practitioner? This includes obtaining the narcotic cabinet keys, opening the cabinet, removing the narcotic ordered and then administering it intramuscularly. No. A health care assistant cannot sign out a controlled substance, have the narcotic cabinet keys or open the cabinet. A health care assistant certified in Category C or Category E can give an intramuscular injection. He or she can only do this if the supervising practitioner is physically present and immediately available in the facility during the administration of the injection.
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