All medications administered to a resident must be ordered electronically or in writing and signed by the prescriber. Verbal orders for medications may be taken only when there is an urgent need to initiate or change an order and accepted only by a pharmacist or licensed nurse. The prescriber shall sign or initial any verbal orders for residents on the prescriber's next visit to the facility.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 24 SDR 90, effective January 4, 1998; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; 30 SDR 84, effective December 4, 2003; transferred from § 44:04:08:03 , 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015 ; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024 .

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13 .

Prior versions effective: 2015-10-13.