1. (a) The following is a list of categories of drugs that are acceptable in emergency kits for facilities that are certified by the Department of Human Services as a crisis stabilization unit.
2. (b) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall set guidelines for specific quantities of approved medications, which will be reviewed periodically.

3. (c) The provision or presence of an emergency kit in a crisis stabilization unit does not waive the requirements of 17 CAR § 160-1006 that 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:

      1. (A) Analgesics, controlled drugs;
      2. (B) Antihistamine injectables;
      3. (C) Antinauseants;
      4. (D) Antipsychotic medications;
      5. (E) Anxiolytics;
      6. (F) Cardiac life support medications;
      7. (G) Injectable seizure control medications;
      8. (H) Anticholinergic medications;
      9. (I) Opioid antagonists; and
      10. (J) 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: “(Adopted 8/1/2018)"