La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-8223 - Pharmaceutical Services
A.
Hospice provides for the pharmaceutical needs of the patient, consistent with
the Board of Pharmacy regulations.
1. Agency
shall institute procedures which protect the patient from medication
errors.
2. Agency shall provide
verbal and written instruction to patient and family as indicated.
3. Drugs and treatments are administered by
agency staff only as ordered by the licensed medical practitioner.
B. Hospice ensures the appropriate
monitoring and supervision of pharmaceutical services and has written policies
and procedures governing prescribing, dispensing, administering, controlling,
storing and disposing of all biologicals and drugs in compliance with
applicable laws and regulations.
C.
Hospice ensures timely pharmaceutical services on a 24 hour a day/seven day a
week basis that include provision of drugs, biologicals and infusion services
which are consistent with patient's individual drug profile.
D. Hospice provides the IDT and the
patient/family with coordinated information and instructions about individual
drug profiles.
Notes
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