Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-39-403 - Health services; medical and dental services standard

(a) Residents shall provide for their own medical services through personal physicians and for dental services by their personal dentists.

(b) Residents may self-administer medications or facility personnel may supervise residents who self-administer medication by:

(1) Reminding residents to take medication,

(2) opening bottle caps for residents,

(3) reading the medication label to residents,

(4) observing residents while they take medications,

(5) checking the self-administered dosage against the label of the container,

(6) reassuring residents that they have obtained and are taking the dosage as prescribed,

(7) assisting a resident with the taking of medications when the resident requires assistance,

(8) keeping daily records of when residents receive supervision, and

(9) immediately reporting noticeable changes in the condition of a resident to the resident's physician and nearest relative or legal guardian.

(c) Restraints shall not be used.

Notes

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-39-403

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 39-932; effective, T-88-57, Dec. 16, 1987; amended May 1, 1988.