Section 76405 - Pharmaceutical Services-Controlled Drugs(a) Drugs listed in Schedules II, III and IV of the Federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 shall not be accessible to other than licensed nursing, pharmacy and medical personnel designated in writing by the facility. The registered nurse in charge of nursing services shall be designated by the licensee to be responsible for the control of such drugs. Drugs listed in Schedule II of the above Act shall be stored in a locked cabinet or a locked drawer separate from noncontrolled drugs unless they are supplied on a scheduled basis as part of a unit dose medication system.(b) Separate records of use shall be maintained on all Schedule II drugs. Such records shall be maintained accurately and shall include the name of the client, the prescription number, the drug name, strength and dose administered, the date and time of administration and the signature of the person administering the drug. Such records shall be reconciled at least daily and shall be retained at least one year. If such drugs are supplied on a scheduled basis as part of a unit dose medication system, such records need not be maintained separately.(c) Drug records shall be maintained for drugs listed in Schedules III and IV of the above Act in such a way that the receipt and disposition of each dose of any such drug may be readily traced. Such records need not be separate from other medication records.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 76405
Note: Authority cited: Section 208(a), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1276, Health and Safety Code.