Utah Admin. Code R432-101-24 - Involuntary Medication Administration
(1)
The licensee shall develop and comply with a policy and procedure for patients
who refuse a prescribed medication that includes the following requirements:
(a) staff document the refusal of medications
in the individual care plan; and
(b) the interdisciplinary team reviews and
assesses the patient's refusal of medication, ensuring that the patient's
rights are protected.
(2)
If a physician, or licensed physician, orders involuntary medication and the
interdisciplinary team determines that a patient needs the involuntary
medication as part of the behavior management program, emergency management, or
clinical treatment, the facility staff may issue the involuntary medication and
document the physician's order in the individual treatment plan.
(3) If a patient is administered involuntary
medications, the facility staff shall review the administration of medications
in an interdisciplinary team meeting each time the physician renews the
medication order, and on a day-to-day basis as care is delivered.
(4) The facility staff shall evaluate and
assess the patient for adverse side effects to medications and document the
evaluation and assessment in the patient record.
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