67 : 61 : 08 : 06 . Medication administration defined. Medication administration in a residential program is the giving of medications, other than by the parenteral route or nasogastric tube, under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse. The person administering medicine shall :

1. (1) Remove an individual dose from a previously dispensed, labeled container, including a unit dose container;
2. (2) Verify the dose with the physician's order or medication administration record;
3. (3) Give the individual dose to whom it is prescribed; and

4. (4) Document the date, time, the name of the person administering the dose, and the dose given.

   A copy of a physician's order or prescription for each medication being administered must be kept in the client's clinical record.

Source: 43 SDR 80 , effective December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023 .

General Authority: SDCL 1-36-25 , 34-20A-27 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-20A-27 .

Prior versions effective: 2016-12-05.