Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5123 - Department of Developmental Disabilities › Chapter 5123-6 - Performance of Health-Related Activities and Administration of Medication › Section 5123-6-02 - Self-administration or assistance with self-administration of prescribed medication

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Purpose
This rule sets forth the right of an
				individual who can safely self-administer prescribed medication or receive
				assistance with self-administration of prescribed medication to do so,
				establishes procedures for determining whether an individual can safely
				self-administer or receive assistance with self-administration of prescribed
				medication, and defines parameters for providing assistance with
				self-administration of prescribed medication.
(B)
								Right to
			 self-administer or receive assistance with self-administration of prescribed
			 medication
An individual who can safely
				self-administer prescribed medication or receive assistance with
				self-administration of prescribed medication has the right to self-administer
				or receive assistance with self-administration.
(C)
								Self-administration assessment
(1)
									Prior to
			 restriction of an individual's right to self-administer prescribed medication,
			 the service and support administrator or qualified intellectual disability
			 professional, as applicable, will ensure that a department-approved
			 self-administration assessment is completed for an individual who requires
			 prescribed medication administration. Based on the outcome of the
			 self-administration assessment, the individual service plan will document when
			 the individual cannot safely self-administer prescribed medication or receive
			 assistance with self-administration of prescribed medication. The service and
			 support administrator or qualified intellectual disability professional, as
			 applicable, will ensure that the self-administration assessment is reviewed
			 annually to confirm continued need for support for medication administration. A
			 new self-administration assessment will be completed at least once every three
			 years or more often when there is a change that affects the individual's
			 medication routine such as a change in medication route, service setting,
			 service provider, or health status.
(2)
									Each individual
			 service plan will indicate when the individual is able to safely
			 self-administer prescribed medication or receive assistance with
			 self-administration of prescribed medication including:
(a)
										When the
			 individual is able to safely self-administer medication
			 independently;
(b)
										When the individual is able to safely self-administer
			 medication with assistance; and
(c)
										When the
			 individual is not able to successfully self-administer medication with or
			 without assistance and include a statement of how medication administration
			 will be completed.
(3)
									When the
			 self-administration assessment indicates an individual cannot safely
			 self-administer prescribed medication or receive assistance with
			 self-administration of prescribed medication:
(a)
										Further
			 assessment will be conducted to determine exactly what specific steps of
			 self-administration of medication the individual is able to safely complete.
			 The individual will participate in these steps under the supervision of
			 developmental disabilities personnel who have current certification in
			 health-related activities and prescribed medication administration and have
			 received individual-specific training.
(b)
										The details of
			 the individual's specific abilities and the specific necessary support from
			 licensed or certified personnel to complete medication administration will be
			 noted in the individual service plan.