Section 0940-05-31-.10 - MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION IN MENTAL HEALTH THERAPEUTIC NURSERY PROGRAM FACILITIES(1) All medicines, prescription and non-prescription, must be made inaccessible to children by storing them in a locked compartment or container. If medicine requiring refrigeration is kept in a refrigerator used for food storage, the medicine must be put in a leak-proof locked container. Keys for these compartments must be inaccessible to children.(2) Discontinued and outdated drugs and containers with worn, illegible, or missing labels must be discarded.(3) All medication errors, drug reactions, or suspected over-medication incidents must be reported to the practitioner who prescribed the drug.(4) Documentation or other tangible evidence of the current prescription of each medication taken by a client must be maintained by the facility.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-31-.10
Original rule filed January 11, 1996; effective March 26, 1996.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 33-2-504 and 33-1-205(b)(5).