Section 550.704 - Storage of Medication(a) A center must adopt and enforce a written policy for the storage and administration of medication at the center. The policy must include protocols and procedures for: (5) accountability of all medications stored by a center;(b) A center must store over-the-counter (OTC) stock medications separately from medication brought to the center by an adult minor or a minor's parent. The OTC medication must include a medication label that includes: (6) recommended dosage for safe use; and(7) applicable cautionary or accessory labeling.(c) A center must only receive prescription medication from an adult minor or a minor's parent and in the original and labeled container issued by a pharmacy.(d) A center must store medication in a locked cabinet, located in or convenient to a nurse's station or other central location.(e) A center must keep Schedule II substances in separately locked, securely fixed boxes or drawers in the locked medication cabinet and under two locks.(f) A center must keep medications requiring refrigeration in a separate locked box in a separate refrigerator from the refrigerator the center uses to store food.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 550.704
The provisions of this §550.704 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; Transferred from Title 40, Chapter 15 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 15, April 12, 2019, TexReg 1875, eff. 5/1/2019