N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 502.04 - Emergency Medication and Other Emergency Treatment
(a) A physician or APRN in a facility shall
prescribe medication as a form of emergency treatment, to be administered
without the resident's consent at the time a personal safety emergency is
declared. Such authorization shall be countersigned by the ordering physician
or APRN within 24 hours of the order for involuntary administration of the
medication.
(b) When emergency
medication is ordered, the resident shall be offered, whenever feasible, a
choice of taking the medication orally or by injection.
(c) Psychosurgery, electroconvulsive therapy,
sterilization, or experimental treatment of any kind shall not be used as
involuntary emergency treatment.
Notes
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