18 Va. Admin. Code § 110-20-470

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 22, June 17, 2024

Section 18VAC110-20-470 - Emergency room

All drugs in the emergency department shall be under the control and supervision of the PIC and shall be subject to the following additional requirements:

1. All drugs kept in the emergency room shall be in a secure place from which unauthorized personnel and the general public are excluded.

2. Oral orders for medications shall be reduced to writing and shall be signed by the prescriber.

3. A medical practitioner may dispense drugs to his patients if in a bona fide medical emergency or when pharmaceutical services are not readily available and if permitted to do so by the hospital; the drug container and the labeling shall comply with the requirements of this chapter and the Drug Control Act.

4. A record shall be maintained of all drugs administered in the emergency room.

5. A separate record shall be maintained on all drugs, including drug samples, dispensed in the emergency room. The records shall be maintained for a period of two years showing:

a. Date and time dispensed;

b. Patient's name;

c. Prescriber's name; and

d. Name of drug dispensed, strength, dosage form, quantity dispensed, and dose.

18 Va. Admin. Code § 110-20-470

Derived from VR530-01-1 § 10.5, eff. October 25, 1989; amended, Virginia Register Volume 9, Issue 4, eff. December 16, 1992; Volume 10, Issue 1, eff. November 4, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 21, eff. August 9, 1995; Volume 15, Issue 8, eff. February 3, 1999; Volume 20, Issue 23, eff. August 25, 2004; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 06, eff. 12/11/2019.

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3307 of the Code of Virginia.