Section 37-8-424 - Medication aide II - scope of practice(1) A licensed medication aide II may: (a) perform services requiring basic knowledge of medications and medication administration subject to the limitations outlined in subsection (2);(b) practice only in a long-term care facility licensed to provide skilled nursing care, as defined in 50-5-101; and(c) practice only under the supervision of a licensed professional or practical nurse who is on the premises.(2) A licensed medication aide II may not: (a) administer medications on an as-needed basis;(b) administer parenteral or subcutaneous medications except for prelabeled, predrawn insulin;(c) administer medications through nasogastric routes or by gastrostomy or jejunostomy tubes;(d) convert or calculate dosages; or(e) take verbal orders related to changes in medications and dosages.En. Sec. 4, Ch. 392, L. 2011.