South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 67 - Department of Social Services › Article 67:61 - Substance Use Disorders › Chapter 67:61:08 - Medication control in residential programs › Section 67:61:08:02 - Control, accountability, and storage of medications and drugs

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Each residential program must meet the following requirements for the
	 control, accountability, and safe storage of medications and drugs:
(1) Any client on medications for substance
  use disorder, mental health, or medical conditions shall surrender all
  medications and drugs upon admission to the agency, and be educated about how
  to take his or her prescribed medication, while in the program;
(2) Each client shall receive a formal
  orientation to the agency's medication policies and procedures upon
  admission;
(3) All drugs or
  medications must be kept in a locked medication storage area that is
  inaccessible to all persons at all times, except as provided in §
									67:61:08:10;
(4) All controlled drugs must be kept in a
  separate locked box or drawer within the medication storage area;
(5) Poisons, disinfectants, and medications
  prescribed for external use must be stored separately from each other and from
  internal medications, with each in its separate locked area that is
  inaccessible to clients and visitors;
(6) Biologicals and medications requiring
  refrigeration or other storage requirements as identified by the manufacturer's
  labeling must be stored separately, including during refrigeration, freezing,
  and protection from the light, in an area that is inaccessible to clients and
  visitors. If these medications are stored in a refrigerator containing items
  other than medications, the medications must be kept in a separate secured
  compartment;
(7) Each client's
  prescription medications must be stored in the medication's originally received
  containers and may not be transferred to another container;
(8) Any container with a worn, illegible, or
  missing label must be destroyed, along with the medication or drugs in the
  container, in accordance with §
									67:61:08:05;
(9) Only a licensed pharmacist may label,
  relabel, or alter labels on medication containers;
(10) Any medication or drug prescribed for
  one client may not be administered to another client;
(11) If a client brings his or her own
  medications or drugs into the program, the client's medications or drugs may
  not be administered unless the client can be identified and written orders for
  the administration of the medications or drugs is received from a licensed
  physician;
(12) Each program must
  have a procedure for contacting the client's identified pharmacies and
  physicians, as soon as possible after each client is admitted to the
  program;
(13) If medications or
  drugs brought by a client into the program are not used, the medications or
  drugs must be packaged, sealed, stored, and returned to the client, parent,
  guardian, or significant other, at the time of discharge, if the return of the
  medications or drugs is approved by a program physician. The return of the
  medications or drugs must be documented in the client's case record, with the
  name, strength, and quantity of the medication, and signed by the staff member
  identified to manage client medication; and
(14) The telephone number of the regional
  poison control center, the local hospital, the medical director, and the agency
  administrator must be posted in all drug storage and preparation
  areas.
General Authority:
SDCL
		1-36-25,
		34-20A-27.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		1-36-25,
		34-20A-27(1)(4)(6).