The healthcare personnel administering medication to a patient shall record the administration in the patient's medical record. Medication errors and drug reactions must be reported to the patient's physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner and an entry made in the patient's medical record. Orders involving abbreviations and chemical symbols may be carried out only if the facility has a standard list of abbreviations and symbols approved by the medical staff or, in the absence of an organized medical staff, by the medical director. The facility shall make the list available to its nursing personnel. All medications must be administered to patients by personnel acting under delegation of a licensed nurse, or licensed to administer medications.

A person may not administer medications prepared by another person unless the medication was prepared by a pharmacist.

Medication administration must comply with §§ 44:75:08:02 to 44:75:08:05, inclusive, and with the requirements for training in §§ 20:48:04.01:14 and 20:48:04.01:15 and for supervision in § 20:48:04.01:02. The supervising nurse shall provide an orientation to the unlicensed assistive personnel who will administer medications. The orientation must be specific to the facility and relevant to the patients receiving administered medications.

Source: 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015 ; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023 .

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13 (9).

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13 .

Prior versions effective: 2015-10-13.