WSR 99-05-010INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
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Filed February 5, 1999,
12:12 p.m.
]
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT
Title: May a Home Health Aide (NAC) reapply occlusive dressings such as Tegaderm or
Duoderm to Stage 1 or 2 Decubitus or Vascular Ulcers if they have become wrinkled or soiled
and need replacing when the HHA is performing personal care? This task would be delegated to
specific HHAs for specific patients, performed under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, as
part of a comprehensive plan of care?Issuing Entity: Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission.
Subject: The commission issued an advisory opinion in response to the request from
Joan L. Humen, RN, BSN, CIC.
Effective Date: January 13, 1999.
Contact Person: Jeanne E. Vincent, RN, MS, Associate Nurse Practice Manager,
Department of Health, Nursing Care Commission, P.O. Box 47864, Olympia, WA 98504-7864,
(360) 236-4725.
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