- (1) The client’s ability and training must be taken into consideration when supervising the administration of medication. HEALTH INTENSIVE DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS FACILITIES
- (2) Prescription medications are to be taken only by clients for whom they are prescribed, and in accordance with the directions of a physician.
- (3) Drugs must be stored in a locked container which ensures proper conditions of security and sanitation and prevents accessibility to any unauthorized person.
- (4) Discontinued and outdated drugs and containers with worn, illegible, or missing labels must be discarded.
- (5) All medication errors, drug reactions, or suspected overmedication must be reported to the practitioner who prescribed the drug.
- (6) Documentation or other tangible evidence of the current prescription of each medication taken by a client must be maintained by the facility.
- (7) When psychotropic or other regularly taken medications are prescribed by a physician, these medications should be reviewed by the physician at least on a quarterly basis, and more often if medically indicated.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 33-1-205(b)(5), and 33-2-504. Administrative History: Original rule filed January 11, 1996; effective March 26, 1996.