Can residential unit supervisors and/or house managers become medication certified?
Resident managers who have not previously completed the didactic portion of the OMRDD-approved medication administration curriculum shall be required to do so. However, residence managers will not be certified to administer medication unless they are also designated as staff providing direct care services as defined in 14 NYCRR section 633.99 It is the intent of the regulation that the staff not only has the responsibility for direct care in the job description, but that they are also actually providing direct hands-on care. It is recognized that many unit supervisors and/or house managers do routinely provide direct care to consumers. Each agency must determine which supervisors and/or house managers within their agency meet the letter, the spirit and the intent of the regulation.
Resident managers who have not previously completed the didactic portion of the OPWDD-approved medication administration curriculum shall be required to do so. However, residence managers will not be certified to administer medication unless they are also designated as staff providing direct care services as defined in 14 NYCRR section 633.99 It is the intent of the regulation that the staff not only has the responsibility for direct care in the job description, but that they are also actually providing direct hands-on care. It is recognized that many unit supervisors and/or house managers do routinely provide direct care to consumers. Each agency must determine which supervisors and/or house managers within their agency meet the letter, the spirit and the intent of the regulation.
