S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-78.1600.1602

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024

Section 61-78.1600.1602 - Medications and Treatment Orders (I)

A. Orders for medications and treatment shall be signed by a physician and incorporated in the patient's record maintained by the Hospice. Verbal and telephonic orders shall be received by an authorized healthcare provider. Therapists, pharmacists and social workers can receive only those orders pertinent to their specialty. The Hospice, to include a representation by physicians treating patients at the Hospice, a pharmacist, and the administrator may establish lists of categories of diagnostic or therapeutic verbal orders associated with any potential hazard to the patient that must be authenticated by the physician within a limited Hospice determined time period, but in no case shall any orders be authenticated later than forty-eight (48) hours from the date of the order. Controlled substances shall be included on the list to be authenticated within seven (7) days of the order and all other orders shall be authenticated within thirty (30) days.

B. Stop-Order Policies. All medication orders which do not specifically indicate the number of doses to be administered or the length of time the medication is to be administered shall automatically be stopped in accordance with written policies established by the Hospice Facility.

C. Standing Orders. Standing orders may be utilized if signed by the attending physician or medical director and updated not less than annually.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-78.1600.1602

Replaced and amended by State Register Volume 40, Issue No. 04, eff. 4/22/2016.