1. A. The care provider shall ensure:

   1. 1. Medication is maintained in locked storage, with the exception of the following:

      1. a. Medication that may be accessed by an individual receiving care, as specified in that individual’s case plan or service plan; and
      2. b. Medication that must be readily and immediately accessible, such as an asthma inhaler or Epi-pen.
   2. 2. Medication that may be unlocked under subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) is safeguarded to prevent improper use.
   3. 3. Medication that must be refrigerated is safeguarded in locked storage, without preventing access to refrigerated food. This may be accomplished by storing refrigerated medication in a locked box within the refrigerator.
2. B. Programs licensed as child welfare group homes or shelters shall safeguard medications using a double-lock system. A locked box stored inside a locked cabinet is an example of a double-lock system.

Historical Note

New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 3501, effective October 24, 2005 (05-3).