Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 260.2100 - Medication Administration
a)
Except for medications allowed in subsection (b), the only medications allowed
in the facility are those for particular individual children. The medication of
each child shall be kept and stored in the original container received from the
pharmacy.
1) Each multi-dose medication
container shall indicate the child's name, health care provider's name,
prescription number, name, strength and quantity of drug, administration dose,
date this container was last filled, the initials of the pharmacist filling the
prescription, the identity of the pharmacy, the expiration date, the refill
date and any special instructions.
2) Each single unit or unit dose package
shall contain the proprietary and nonproprietary name of the drug and the
strength of the dose. The name of the child and the health care provider do not
have to be on the label of the package, but they shall be identified with the
package to assure that the drug is administered to the correct child.
b) A facility may stock a small
supply of medications regularly available without prescription at a commercial
pharmacy, such as non-controlled cough syrups, laxatives and analgesics. These
shall be given to a child only upon the order of a physician or health care
provider.
c) The facility may stock
a small supply of prescription medications (approved by the facility's site
physician) to be available for immediate use, such as first dose antibiotics,
anti-seizure drugs, or rescue drugs such as albuterol and oral
steroids.
d) The facility shall
have a first aid kit that contains items appropriate to treat minor cuts,
burns, abrasions, etc.
e) All
medications shall be properly stored as directed in a secured location not
accessible to unauthorized individuals.
f) All medications shall be sent home with
the child for whom the medication was prescribed.
g) The facility shall have a written policy
and procedure in place for the administration, storage, and disposal of
controlled substances.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.