N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43J-9.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 8:43J-9.1 - Designation and responsibilities of consultant pharmacist

(a) The facility shall designate a consultant pharmacist.

(b) The designated consultant pharmacist shall be responsible, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:39, for the following:

1. Establishing written policies and procedures to ensure the safe use, labeling, storage, integrity, administration, control and accountability of all medications stored or administered by the facility;

2. Reviewing the records of all children in the facility at least once every 60 days to assure that the medication records are accurate and up-to-date and indicate that medications are administered in accordance with the orders of the child's primary health care provider;

3. Reviewing a child's records at least every 60 days to assure that the facility is monitoring a child's medication regimens, laboratory tests, special dietary requirements and foods or natural or herbal medicines used and/or administered concomitantly with other medications to the same child for potential adverse reaction, allergies, medication interaction, contraindications, rationality, medication evaluation and test modification; and that the facility documents irregularities and/or changes the consultant pharmacist recommends in the child's record and reports these irregularities and/or recommended changes to the nursing director and the child's primary health care provider; and

4. Providing and documenting in-service training and consulting with facility staff to assure pharmaceutical and utilization compliance.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43J-9.1