- (a) Medication stored for residents by the facility must be stored in a locked area in individual compartments or bins labeled with the resident's name.
(b)
- (1) Medications may be kept in the resident's room.
- (2) Residents who keep medications in their rooms must demonstrate to facility staff that they are capable of understanding and following instructions on the prescription and/or label.
- (c) Medications must be stored in an environment that is clean, dry, and not exposed to extreme temperature ranges.
- (d) Prescriptive medications must be properly labeled in accordance with current applicable laws and rules pertaining to the practice of pharmacy.
- (e) Expiration dates must be checked monthly on all medications (prescriptive and over-the-counter).
(f)
- (1) Medications must be individually labeled with the resident's name and kept in the original container unless the resident or responsible party transfers the medication into individual dosage containers.
- (2) Under no circumstances may an owner or employee of the facility repackage medication.
- (g) Stock supplies of any medication are prohibited.
(h) Any medication that has been prescribed for but is no longer in use by a resident:
- (1) Must be destroyed or disposed of in accordance with state law if stored by the facility; or
- (2) May be given to the resident's family.
- (i) Under no circumstances will one resident's medication that is under the facility's control be shared with another resident.