RPSs with living accommodations must develop and follow medical policies and procedures approved by the department that include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. (1) Steps for disbursing medicine, including when and by whom, per RCW 28A.210.260;
2. (2) How over-the-counter and prescription medications will be stored and locked;

3. (3) Necessary actions to take when residential students are sick or have medical emergencies, including:

   1. (a) Who is responsible for responding to the medical need or notifying the parent or guardian;
   2. (b) When students must be taken to seek outside medical attention; and
   3. (c) How to decrease the spread of communicable diseases following the DOH guidelines;
4. (4) Making life-saving medications accessible;
5. (5) Keeping non-life-saving medications and medical supplies locked to unauthorized individuals when residential students are taking their own medication; and
6. (6) How to dispose of medication.

[Statutory Authority: 2023 c 441 s 3, RCW 74.15.020, and chapter 43.216 RCW. WSR 26-03-054, s 110-146-0170, filed 1/15/26, effective 2/15/26.]