(a)
- (1) The facility must keep all drugs and biologicals in a locked cabinet or a locked room except when being prepared for administration.
- (2) Only the nurse responsible for administering the medication or the individual in charge of the facility shall have access to the keys to the drug storage area.
- (3) Clients who have been trained to self-administer drugs in accordance with 20 CAR § 413-713(b)(3) may have access to keys to their individual drug supply.
- (b) The facility must maintain records of the receipt and disposition of all controlled drugs.
- (c) The facility must, on a sample basis, periodically reconcile the receipt and disposition of all controlled drugs in Schedules II - V (drugs subject to the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, 21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq., as implemented by 21 C.F.R. pt. 1308).
- (d) If the facility maintains a licensed pharmacy, the facility must comply with the regulations for controlled drugs.