S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-93.2600.2617

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

Section 61-93.2600.2617 - Patient Care Unit and Station for Medical Withdrawal Management Programs (II)

A. Each Patient care unit shall have a Patient care station.

B. A Patient care unit shall contain not more than forty-four (44) licensed beds; and the Patient care station shall not be more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from a Patient room, and shall be located and arranged to permit visual observation of the unit corridor(s).

C. Each Patient care station shall contain separate spaces for the storage of wheelchairs and general supplies/equipment for that station.

D. There shall be at, or near each Patient care station, a separate medicine preparation room with a cabinet with one or more locked sections for Controlled Substances, work space for preparation of medicine, and a sink. As an alternative, a medicine preparation area with counter, cabinet space, and a sink shall be required on those units where there is:

1. A unit dose system in which final Medication preparation is not performed on the Patient care station; or

2. A twenty-four (24) hour pharmacy on the premises; or

3. Procedures that preclude Medication preparation at the Patient care station.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-93.2600.2617

Added by State Register Volume 44, Issue No. 06, eff. 6/26/2020.