Okla. Admin. Code § 535:15-6-12

Current through Vol. 42, No. 6, December 2, 2024

Section 535:15-6-12 - Medication from other sources

(a)Drugs from outside sources.Whenever drugs or pharmaceutical services are obtained from outside of the hospital facility on a regular basis, arrangements shall be made to insure that such outside pharmacists provide their services in a manner that assures the safety of the patients and properly serves the need of the hospital drug room. Such arrangements shall be made in writing and shall at a minimum specify that:

(1) A pharmacist shall act in the capacity of a PIC, and therefore, shall be subject to these rules and regulations.

(2) A pharmacist shall provide on-call services at all times.

(3) The hospital drug room shall provide adequate storage facilities for such drugs.

(4) All drugs supplied shall be labeled so as to insure that recalls can be affected and that proper control and supervision of such drugs may be exercised. (Unit dose packaging is recommended.)

(b)Emergency sources of medications.Procedures shall be made, in writing, for the hospital facility to obtain emergency medications from a neighboring facility, retail pharmacy, or other source of drugs. (Unit dose packaging is recommended.)

(c)Medications from home.Whenever patients bring drugs into a hospital facility, such drugs shall not be administered unless they can be precisely identified and the prescriber has specifically indicated on the patient chart that the patient is to receive their own medications.

Okla. Admin. Code § 535:15-6-12

Added at 20 Ok Reg 2479, eff 1-1-04

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 23, August 17, 2015, eff. 8/27/2015.