1. (a) The following is a list of categories of drugs that are acceptable in emergency kits in long-term care facilities in accordance with this part.
2. (b) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall set guidelines for specific quantities of approved medications, which will be reviewed biennially or periodically as needed.

3. (c) The provision or presence of an emergency kit in long-term care facilities does not waive the requirements of 17 CAR § 160-1706, which requires any pharmacy providing prescription drugs to one (1) or more patients in a nursing home or other institution to provide:

   1. (1) Emergency prescription services for those patients; and
   2. (2) Information to the nursing home or institution indicating how the pharmacists can be reached after pharmacy hours.

4. (d) In every instance where injectables are indicated, only single-dose injectables are acceptable:

   1. (1) Analgesics, controlled drugs;
   2. (2) Anti-infectives;
   3. (3) Anticholinergics;
   4. (4) Anticoagulants;
   5. (5) Antidiarrheals;
   6. (6) Antihistamine injectables;
   7. (7) Antinauseants;
   8. (8) Antipsychotic injectables;
   9. (9) Anti-hyperglycemics;
   10. (10) Anxiolytics;
   11. (11) Cardiac life support medications;
   12. (12) Coagulants;
   13. (13) Corticosteroids;
   14. (14) Hypoglycemics;
   15. (15) Seizure control medications;
   16. (16) Large volume parenterals;
   17. (17) Poison control;
   18. (18) Respiratory medications;
   19. (19) GI medications; and
   20. (20) Other medications as approved by the board.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: “(Amended 02/11/2003, 11/1/2007, 7/10/2009, 7/22/2015 and 8/1/2018)" "GI" means gastrointestinal.