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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 29. PUBLIC WELFARE |
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Chapter 29-7. [REPEALED] |
Section 29-716. DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND RECORDING
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716.1The day treatment program shall have appropriate written and dated procedures for storing, dispensing, and administering drugs and biologicals.
716.2Medications shall not be administered without a written order signed by a physician.
716.3Injectable medications shall be given by a registered nurse, physician, or licensed practical nurse.
716.4The individual responsible for medicating participants who are not capable of self-medicating shall personally prepare the dosage, observe the act of swallowing oral medicines, and record the dosage given.
716.5The day treatment program provider shall be responsible for providing a safe, secure, locked place for drugs and make them available to the participant in accordance with the written instructions of his or her personal physician.
716.6Records shall be kept of all (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) Schedule II drugs.
716.7Schedule II drugs shall be kept in a locked box within the medicine cabinet. Inspections of drug storage conditions shall be made by the registered nurse once a month.
716.8Medications requiring refrigeration shall be kept in a separate locked refrigerator or in a locked box in the refrigerator at or near the office of the Program Director.