1. (1) If a client is required to take medication while at the center, the client must be capable of taking his/her own medications, with the following assistance from staff:

   1. (a) reminding the client to take the medication at the proper time;
   2. (b) removing medication containers from storage;
   3. (c) assisting with removal of a cap;
   4. (d) guiding the hand of the client; and
   5. (e) observing the client take the medication.
2. (2) All medications must remain in locked storage until the client is discharged.
3. (3) The center must maintain for each client a medication administration record listing all medications administered and those that are refused or not administered.

Authorizing statute(s): 50-5-103, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 50-5-103, MCA

History: NEW, 1994 MAR p. 1838, Eff. 7/8/94; TRANS, from DHES, 2002 MAR p. 185; AMD, 2025 MAR, Notice No. 37-1099, Eff. 1/11/25.