Section 163-6-2 - STORAGE1. Drugs and medications must: A. Be stored in packaging as dispensed and/or labeled by a pharmacy.B. Be properly stored with provision for reasonable climate control.C. All controlled substances must be secured in a storage box unless otherwise approved by the Board. The box must be secured with a one-time, pharmacy-type, numbered seal applied. The box must have a label attached indicating the name of the earliest expiring item and its expiration date. D. Non-controlled substances may be stored outside a sealed container so long as they are accounted for in accordance with these rules.2. A drug/medication log for each vehicle (or, in the case of a non-transporting service, for each drug box) must be kept by the service indicating: A. Date the service received the storage box with new seals.B. Seal numbers (old and new) whenever seal is broken and replaced. C. Use and disposal of drugs/medications including applicable Maine EMS patient/run record number.D. Legible signature and license number of person making the log entry.E. To ensure that drugs and medications have not expired or been tampered with, the integrity of the seal and the expiration date must be checked at least daily for scheduled drugs and weekly for nonscheduled drugs, and recorded in the drug/medication log. Any service utilizing only one licensee authorized to treat with drugs and medications will ensure that this check of seal integrity is carried out by an authorized official of the service other than this licensee.F. The drug/medication log will be checked at the annual service inspection, or as requested by the Board. Services shall maintain drug/medication logs for a minimum of 5 years.