Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-30-.09 - MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION IN INTENSIVE DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM FACILITIES

(1) The client's ability and training must be taken into consideration when supervising the administration of medication.

(2) Prescription medications are to be taken only by clients for whom they are prescribed, and in accordance with the directions of a physician.

(3) Drugs must be stored in a locked container which ensures proper conditions of security and sanitation and prevents accessibility to any unauthorized person.

(4) Discontinued and outdated drugs and containers with worn, illegible, or missing labels must be discarded.

(5) All medication errors, drug reactions, or suspected overmedication must be reported to the practitioner who prescribed the drug.

(6) Documentation or other tangible evidence of the current prescription of each medication taken by a client must be maintained by the facility.

(7) When psychotropic or other regularly taken medications are prescribed by a physician, these medications should be reviewed by the physician at least on a quarterly basis, and more often if medically indicated.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-30-.09

Original rule filed January 11, 1996; effective March 26, 1996.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 33-2-504 and 33-1-205(b)(5).