# Ohio Admin. Code 4723-26-09: Rule 4723-26-09. Supervision of the performance of a nursing task performed by a community health worker > Ohio · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_ADC_4723_26_09 ## Section - **Citation:** Ohio Admin. Code 4723-26-09 - **Heading:** Rule 4723-26-09. Supervision of the performance of a nursing task performed by a community health worker - **Jurisdiction:** Ohio - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Ohio Administrative Code / Agency 4723 / Chapter 4723-26 / Rule 4723-26-09 ## Text 119.03 (A) When a community health worker is performing a nursing task in accordance with this chapter, supervision shall be provided by a registered nurse. For purposes of this rule, supervision includes initial and ongoing direction, procedural guidance, and observation and evaluation. The registered nurse providing the supervision for a delegated nursing task shall evaluate and document the following on an ongoing basis: (1) The degree to which the nursing care needs of the individual are being met; (2) The performance by the community health worker of the delegated nursing task; (3) The need for further instruction to the community health worker who is performing the nursing task; and (4) The need to withdraw the delegation. (B) For purposes of providing supervision to a community health worker performing a delegated nursing task, the registered nurse must be either: (1) Continually accessible to the community health worker in person; or (2) Continually available to the community health worker by some form of telecommunication. (C) In determining the number of community health workers that a registered nurse may supervise, the registered nurse shall consider all of the following: (1) A registered nurse may not supervise any more than five community health workers at one given time; (2) The number of clients who require nursing care and the health status of those clients; (3) The types and numbers of nursing tasks delegated to each community health worker; (4) The competency, dependability, and reliability of each community health worker to be supervised; (5) The number of different settings in which the community health workers will be providing services and the proximity between these settings and the location of the registered nurse; and (6) The availability of emergency aid if the registered nurse is not able to reach, in a timely manner, the setting in which the community health workers are providing services ty health worker to be supervised; (5) The number of different settings in which the community health workers will be providing services and the proximity between these settings and the location of the registered nurse; and (6) The availability of emergency aid if the registered nurse is not able to reach, in a timely manner, the setting in which the community health workers are providing services. 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