S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-13.800.802

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 61-13.800.802 - Physician Orders

A. All physician orders for medication and treatment shall be recorded in the client's record, signed and dated by the physician or nurse receiving the orders. All orders, including verbal orders, shall be signed and dated by the prescribing physician or his or her designee within forty-eight (48) hours. (I)

B. No one, except a licensed nurse or pharmacist, may accept verbal orders from physicians for medication or nursing treatment and care. Verbal orders in other specialized departments or services, as authorized in facility policy and procedures, may be accepted by those departments or services, for example, orders pertaining to physical therapy may be received by a physical therapist. (I)

C. The use of a rubber stamp signature or electronic representation shall be acceptable under the following conditions:

1. The physician whose signature the rubber stamp represents is the only one who uses it; and

2. The physician places in the administrative office of the facility a signed statement to the effect that he or she is the only one who has the rubber stamp and is the only one who will use it.

D. The use of rubber stamp signatures shall not be permitted on orders for "controlled substances."

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-13.800.802

Added by State Register Volume 40, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/27/2016.