Section 424.720 - Adoption of policy on medication management and administration of prescription and nonprescription medication1. Each specialized foster home and foster care agency shall adopt and enforce a policy on medication management and the administration of prescription and nonprescription medication which is consistent with NRS 424.0385. The licensee of the specialized foster home or person licensed to operate the foster care agency, as applicable, shall ensure that each employee of the specialized foster home or a foster home with which the foster care agency has entered into a contract, as applicable, who will be responsible for administering medication to a child receives a copy of and understands the policy.2. The policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must include, without limitation: (a) Training requirements for any member of the direct care staff who will be responsible for administering medication to a child;(b) Procedures for administering medication to a child, including, without limitation, documenting the administration of medication and any error in administration;(c) Except for medication which must be kept with a child pursuant to the instructions of a physician, provisions for storing medication, including, without limitation, a requirement that all medication be kept in a locked container or cabinet;(d) Provisions for a manual or other record which includes the orders of the treating physician for each child and information on the potential side effects of each medication that is administered by direct care staff;(e) Procedures for documenting and managing any adverse reaction to medication, including, without limitation, procedures for notifying the physician of a child in the case of a minor reaction or notifying emergency medical personnel in the case of a severe reaction;(f) Procedures for reporting any incident relating to the administration of medication to a child, including, without limitation, documentation and reporting to a physician any severe reaction to medication or errors in administering medication;(g) Procedures for handling and disposing of medication that comply with any standards for disposing of medication or drugs required by law; and(h) Procedures for minimizing and addressing errors that occur in the administration of medication.Nev. Admin. Code § 424.720
Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R110-13, eff. 6-23-2014