S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-103.1200.1202

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

Section 61-103.1200.1202 - Medication and Treatment Orders (I)

A. Medications and treatments shall be administered to residents only upon orders, to include standing orders, of a physician or other authorized healthcare provider. Medications accompanying residents at admission may be administered to residents provided the medication is in the original labeled container and the order is subsequently obtained as part of the admission physical examination. Should there be concerns regarding the appropriateness of administering medications due to the condition or state of the medication, for example, expired, makeshift or illegible labels, or the condition or state of health of the newly-admitted resident, staff members shall consult with or make arrangements to have the resident examined by a physician or other authorized healthcare provider, or at the local hospital emergency room prior to administering any medications.

B. All orders, including verbal orders, shall be received only by legally authorized staff members and shall be signed and dated by a physician or other authorized healthcare provider no later than seventy-two (72) hours after the order is given.

C. Medications and medical supplies ordered for a specific resident shall not be provided or administered to any other resident.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-103.1200.1202

Replaced and amended by State Register Volume 40, Issue No. 06, eff. 6/24/2016.