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House adopts DDS statutory updates on medication administration, guardianship and abuse registry
Summary
Lawmakers passed a bill with technical and policy updates from the Department of Developmental Services, including permission for trained non-licensed staff to use insulin and epinephrine auto-injectors in DDS-licensed facilities, expansion of who may request limited financial guardianships up to $10,000, and an abuse-and-neglect registry extension to community companion homes.
The House approved a comprehensive technical-and-policy bill from the Department of Developmental Services on May 22.
Representative McCarthy Vahey, speaking for the bill, outlined multiple revisions: allowing trained, non-licensed personnel in DDS-licensed or certified facilities to administer insulin and epinephrine via…
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