20 CAR § 415-903 – Medication clinic — Medication monitoring

(a) Medication administration, storage, and control and beneficiary reactions shall be continuously monitored.
(b) Residential community reintegration programs shall ensure proper storage and control of medications, immediate response if incorrect or overdoses occur, and have appropriate emergency supplies available if needed.
(c) Written procedures for medication administration shall be:
1. (1) Available and accessible in all medication storage areas; and
2. (2) Available to all staff authorized to administer medications.
(d)
1. (1) All medications shall be kept in locked, nonbeneficiary accessible areas.
2. (2) Factors which shall be considered in medication storage are:
  1. (A) Light;
  2. (B) Moisture;
  3. (C) Sanitation;
  4. (D) Temperature;
  5. (E) Ventilation; and
  6. (F) The segregation and safe storage of:
(i) Poisons;
1. (ii) External medications; and
  1. (iii) Internal medications.
(e) Telephone numbers of the state poison centers shall be immediately available in all locations where medications are:
1. (1) Prescribed;
2. (2) Administered; or
3. (3) Stored.