Section 0940-05-25-.05 - MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION IN BOARDING HOME FACILITIES(1) The facility must consider the client's ability and training when supervising the administration of medication.(2) The facility must ensure that prescription medications are taken only by clients for whom they are prescribed and in accordance with the directions of a physician.(3) Drugs must be stored in a locked container which ensure proper conditions of security and sanitation and prevents accessibility to any unauthorized person;(4) Discontinued and outdated drugs and containers with worn, illegible, or missing labels must be disposed.(5) All medication errors, drug reactions, or suspected over medications must be reported to the practitioner who prescribed the drug.(6) Evidence of the current prescription of each medication taken by a client must be maintained by the facility.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-25-.05
Original rule filed May 26, 1988; effective July 11, 1988.Authority: T.C.A. § 33-2-504.