A m edication brought from a resident's home may be used if ordered by the resident's physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner and, if prior to administration, is identified as the prescribed medication . No r esident may keep medications on the resident's person or in the resident's room without an order from a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner allowing self-administration. The facility must receive w ritten authorization from the resident's physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner before releasing any medication to a resident upon discharge, transfer, or temporary leave from the facility. The release of medication must be documented in the resident's record, indicating quantity, drug name, and strength. The facility shall maintain records that account for all medications and drugs from their receipt through administration, destruction, or return.

Source: 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; 28 SDR 83, effective December 16, 2001; transferred from § 44:04:08:04.01 , 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.