If a birth center has a licensed pharmacy, outdated or discontinued medications shall be returned to the pharmacy for disposition. In the absence of a licensed pharmacy, the method of disposition of outdated or discontinued medications shall be handled and recorded in the client's medical record as follows:
- (1) Legend drugs not controlled under SDCL chapter 34-20B shall be destroyed by a nurse and another witness;
- (2) Destruction or disposal of medications controlled under SDCL chapter 34-20B shall be witnessed by two persons, both of whom are either a nurse, certified nurse midwife, or pharmacist, as designed by facility policy; and
- (3) Medications, excluding controlled substances listed in SDCL chapter 34-20B, in unit dose packaging that meets packaging standards in § 20:51:13:02.01 may be returned to the pharmacy pursuant to § 20:51:13:02.01.
Source: 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2011.
General Authority: SDCL 34-12-62(8).
Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-62(8).