(1) Administration of medication may only be delegated by the nurse in the following settings:

(a) schools;

(b) hospice residential facilities;

(c) Montana state prison;

(d) women's correctional center; and

(e) community based residential settings not defined as health care facilities in Title 50, chapter 5, MCA, except as otherwise provided herein.

(2) Medications administered pursuant to (1) are limited to the following types of medications and routes:

(a) pharmacy-prepared or authorized prescriber-prepared medications introduced into the body by inhalant dispenser or nebulizer;

(b) oral medication taken from:

(i) a prefilled, labeled medication holder;

(ii) a labeled unit dose container; or

(iii) an original marked and labeled pharmacy container;

(c) oral medication, either in liquid form which must be measured or in tablet form which must be broken, provided the nurse has calculated the dose and amount to be administered;

(d) suppository medication taken from:

(i) a prefilled, labeled medication holder;

(ii) a labeled unit dose container; or

(iii) an original marked and labeled pharmacy container;

(e) topical ointments, except as provided in ARM 24.159.1625; and

(f) ear drops and eye drops taken from:

(i) a prefilled, labeled medication holder;

(ii) a labeled unit dose container; or

(iii) an original marked and labeled pharmacy container.

(3) In advanced delegation, administration of medication is restricted as specified in ARM 24.159.1630, 24.159.1631, 24.159.1636 and 24.159.1640.