Medications
19. (1) In this section, “home” means an approved charitable home for the aged; “pharmacist” means a member of the Ontario College of Pharmacists; “prescription drug” means, (a) a controlled drug mentioned in Schedule G to the Food and Drugs Act (Canada), (b) a controlled substance as defined in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada). R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 69, s. 19 (1); O. Reg. 368/93, s. 8; O. Reg. 63/03, s. 5 (1, 2). (2) The administrator of a home shall provide a separate locked cupboard for all drugs, pharmaceuticals and medications and shall keep all drugs referred to in clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of “prescription drug” in subsection (1) in a separate locked container within the locked cupboard, and storage facilities for all drugs, other than drugs requiring refrigeration, shall be located in an area that is conveniently accessible to all registered nursing staff. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 69, s. 19 (2); O. Reg. 63/03, s. 5 (3). (3) Every drug cabinet or storeroom shall be kept locked and the keys shall be under the control of a registered nurse who is on duty or a registered practical nurse on duty or the administrator in the absence of a registered nurse and registered practical nurse. O. Reg. 63/03, s. 5 (4). (4) No person shall remove a prescription drug from the receptacle in which it is brought into the home except by or under the supervision of a physician, pharmacist or registered nurse. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 69, s. 19 (4); O. Reg. 63/03, s. 5 (5). (5) Subject to subsection (9), unused portions of a resident’s prescription drugs remaining on the premises of the home after his or her discharge or death shall be destroyed by a registered nurse employed by the home, and, (a) the physician for the home; (b) a physician designated by the physician referred to in clause (a); or (c) a pharmacist. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 69, s. 19 (5). (6) A notation of the destruction of any prescription drug prescribed for a resident giving the quantity, description and prescription number shall be made on the resident’s chart and signed by a registered nurse employed by the home. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 69, s. 19 (6). (7) A drug shall be taken by or administered to a resident only on the individual prescription or written direction of a physician, registered nurse in the extended class or a member of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 69, s. 19 (7); O. Reg. 63/03, s. 5 (6). (8) A prescription drug shall be administered to a resident only by a physician, a member of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, a registered nurse or a registered practical nurse. O. Reg. 63/03, s. 5 (7). (9) Where a resident is discharged or transferred, a prescription drug that has been provided for the resident may be sent with the discharged or transferred resident after an entry is made on the resident’s record, signed by a registered nurse and the legally qualified medical practitioner attending the resident stating, (a) the date of the prescription; (b) the prescription number; (c) the name of the pharmacy that prepared the prescription; (d) the resident’s name; and (e) the words “sent with resident”. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 69, s. 19 (9). Discharge