Section 17-6101. OBTAINING AND FILING WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS

 

6101.1The supervisory registered nurse for each program shall obtain and maintain on file, at the program’s facility, and at the facility where the program participant most often receives medications, instructions written by the licensed practitioner responsible for prescribing medication for the program participant. A program shall ensure that a copy of a participant’s medication instructions is provided to the participant’s residential facility. The instructions shall state the following:

 

(a)The name of the program participant who is to receive the medication;

 

(b)The name and strength of the medication;

 

(c)The name and telephone number of the licensed practitioner prescribing the medication;

 

(d)The time of administration, dosage, method of administration, and duration of medication;

 

(e)Compatibility with other prescribed and non-prescription medications;

 

(f)Known program participant allergies;

 

(g)Medication usage warnings;

 

(h)Side effects; and

 

(i)Other potential adverse reactions.

 

6101.2The written instructions shall be made available upon request to any official of the District of Columbia government or United States government who makes the request in the performance of his or her official duties.

 

6101.3The information contained in the written instructions shall at all times be the current instructions of the licensed practitioner.

 

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As amended by Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 2581 (March 23, 2001); as amended by Emergency Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 3071 (April 18, 2003) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 6464 (August 8, 2003) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 9242 (October 31, 2003).