Section 22-B3226. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION

 

3226.1Unless administered under a self-administer order, all medication shall be prepared and administered only by a licensed physician or by a licensed nurse.

 

3226.2Each dose of medication shall be properly and promptly recorded and initialed in the resident's medical record by the person who administers it.

 

3226.3Each item necessary for the proper preparation and administration of medication shall be available at each nursing station.

 

3226.4All medication shall be prepared immediately preceding administration and each person who prepares the medication shall administer the medication.

 

3226.5The medication for self-administration shall be securely stored and accessible only to the appropriate resident and staff.

 

3226.6Medication shall be released to a resident upon discharge only on the authorization of his or her physician.

 

3226.7Current medication reference text and sources of information such as text on pharmacology, dosages, the "Physician's Desk Reference" or the "American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Formally" shall be available at each nursing station.

 

3226.8No medication shall be administered to a resident more than sixty (60) minutes before or after the time stated in the prescription order by his or her physician.

 

3226.9The facility shall document medication errors and error rates, and shall maintain the documentation for a period of three years from the date of the error.

 

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 473 (January 18, 2002).