Can a PCA/PCT give shots?

[D.R.A.]

Okay, this may sound like an odd question....and theoretically I know the answer is no. But if you are working with a physician as UAP and are trained by he/she to give injections such as B12 are you legally able to do so?

E.T.A. this is a hypothetical question that arose r/t a discussion a friend and I had over the weekend. I am not employed, am not a PCA/PCT, and do not give injections!!

[CoffeemateCNA]

I don't think so.

CNA/PCA/PCTs can only inject insulin, as far as I know (and that is with the proper training and certification).

Medical assistants can, though.

[nursel56]

If you are working with a physician in my state you don't even need to be a Medical Assistant, and there is no "certification" for it, so theoretically yes, a PCT, or tech could give injections under the supervision of the MD or an RN.

What I learned was that the assistant is viewed as an extension of the physician, and his or her malpractice insurer may require specific training, but it isn't illegal if they don't do that.

These rules apply only to doctors, and are not applicable to hospitals, nursing homes and/or clinics. Everyone should check the information provided by each state's board covering those jobs.

[caliotter3]

Anybody who walks off the street to work under the license of the physician, can do what the physician trains them to do as long as the state requirements for supervision are met. That is how medical assistants do a lot of their assigned tasks.

[CrazierThanYou]

Anybody who walks off the street to work under the license of the physician, can do what the physician trains them to do as long as the state requirements for supervision are met. That is how medical assistants do a lot of their assigned tasks.

That's how it is here, too.