Type A
11/08/2022
Section Cited
CCR
87465(4)(5A-D)(6)
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7 | (4) The licensee shall assist residents with self-administered medications as needed.
(5) Facility staff, except those authorized by law, shall not administer injections, but staff designated by the licensee may assist persons with self-administration as needed. Assistance with self-administered medications shall be limited to the following:
(A) Medications usually prescribed for self-administration which have been authorized by the person's physician.
(B) Medications during an illness determined by a physician to be temporary and minor.
(C) Assistance required because of tremor, failing eyesight and similar conditions.
(D) Assistance with self-administration does not include forcing a resident to take medication, hiding or camouflaging medications in other substances without the resident's knowledge and consent, or otherwise infringing upon a resident's right to refuse to take a medication.
(6) When requested by the prescribing physician or the Department, a record of dosages of medications which are centrally stored shall be maintained by the facility. | 1
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7 | The facility will only use R1's primary physician or other licensed professional for humans to prescibed medication to address an identifed medical condition. The facility will submit a letter addressing the current situation |