Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 18 - Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction › 81 - Department Organization and its General Course of Method and Operation › Section 18-81-10a - Administration of medications

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions
As used in this regulation, the following definitions shall
				apply:
(1) "Administration" means the
			 direct application of a medication by means other than injection to the body of
			 a person.
(2) "Commissioner" means
			 the Commissioner of Correction or his designated representatives.
(3) "Department of Correction" means the
			 Alexander Cybulski Correctional Institution; Bridgeport Correctional Center;
			 Brooklyn Correctional Institution; Carl Robinson Correctional Institution;
			 Cheshire Correctional Institution; Daniel Webster Correctional Institution;
			 Ellis R. MacDougall Correctional Institution; Enfield Correctional Institution;
			 Francis H. Maloney Center for Training and Staff Development; Haddam Facility;
			 Hartford Correctional Center; Janet S. York Correctional Institution; J. B.
			 Gates Correctional Institution; Litchfield Facility; John R. Manson Youth
			 Institution; Montville Facility; New Haven Correctional Center; Northeast
			 Correctional Institution; Northern Correctional Institution; Osborn
			 Correctional Institution; Raymond L. Corrigan Correctional Institution; Stanley
			 J. Radgowski Correctional Institution; Walker Reception Center and Special
			 Management Unit, to include Central Transportation Unit; Ward A. Garner
			 Correctional Institution; and William Willard Correctional
			 Institution.
(4) "Inmate" means any
			 person in the custody of the Commissioner or confined in any institution or
			 facility of the Department of Correction until released from such custody or
			 control.
(5) "Licensed personnel"
			 means a physician licensed under chapter 370 of the general statutes, a dentist
			 licensed under chapter 379 of the general statutes, and a registered nurse
			 licensed under chapter 378 of the general statutes, and a licensed practical
			 nurse licensed under chapter 378 of the general statutes practicing under the
			 direction of a registered nurse.
(6) "Medication" means any medicinal
			 preparation including those which are prescribed, C-II, C-III, C-IV, and C-V
			 controlled substances, and non-prescription (over-the-counter) preparations
			 that are not in injectable form. Medications in injectable form are excluded
			 from these regulations.
(7)
			 "Medication error" means failure to administer medication to the correct
			 inmate, failure to administer medication to an inmate at the correct time,
			 failure to administer the correct medication to an inmate, failure to
			 administer the correct dosage of medication to an inmate or failure to
			 administer the medication according to generally accepted medical
			 practices.
(8) "Residential
			 program" means programs offered in "halfway houses", providing twenty-four hour
			 care, supervision, and supportive services to pretrial, incarcerated, paroled
			 or discharged offenders. However, facilities licensed under chapter 368v of the
			 general statutes are excluded from these regulations.
(9) "Self-Medication" means an inmate in a
			 facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Correction who has been
			 determined by the prescribing physician to be capable of consistently consuming
			 or applying medications as directed by the prescribing physician without
			 significant assistance or direction by facility staff.
(10) "Trained unlicensed personnel" means any
			 person who has successfully completed an administration of medication training
			 course approved by or provided by the Commissioner.