Section 97510.19 - Nursing Service-Administration of Medications and Treatments(a) Medications and treatments shall be administered as follows: (1) No medication or treatment shall be administered except on the order of a person lawfully authorized to give such order.(2) Medications and treatments shall be administered as prescribed.(3) Tests and taking of vital signs, upon which administration of medications or treatments are conditioned, shall be performed as required and the results recorded.(4) Preparation of doses for more than one scheduled administration time shall not be permitted.(5) All medications and treatments shall be administered only by appropriately licensed personnel.(6) Medications shall be administered as soon as possible, but no more than two hours after doses are prepared, and shall be administered by the same person who prepares the doses for administration. Doses shall be administered within one hour of the prescribed time unless otherwise indicated by the prescriber. Patients shall be identified prior to administration of a drug or treatment.
(b) No medication shall be used for any patient other than the patient for whom it was prescribed.(c) The date, time and dose of the drug or treatment administered to the patient shall be recorded in the patient's record by the person who administers the drug or treatment. Initials may be used, provided that the signature of the person administering the medication or treatment is also recorded in the medication or treatment record.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 97510.19
1. New section filed 3-7-88 as an emergency; operative 3-7-88 (Register 88, No. 12). No Certificate of Compliance required pursuant to the provisions of Health and Safety Code section 1250.9(m).
2. Editorial correction of HISTORY No. 1 (Register 90, No. 21). Note: Authority cited: Section 1250.9, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1250.9, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 3-7-88 as an emergency; operative 3-7-88 (Register 88, No. 12). No Certificate of Compliance required pursuant to the provisions of Health and Safety Code section 1250.9(m).
2. Editorial correction of HISTORY No. 1 (Register 90, No. 21).