105 CMR 210.017
Inspection
(A) Inspections. The Department may visit a school storing or administering medications and
may request documentation from such school to determine compliance with state law and
regulations.
(B) Statement of Deficiencies. After an inspection conducted pursuant to 105 CMR 210.017(A)
in which anyviolation of law or regulation is observed, the Department shall prepare a deficiency
statement, a copy of which shall be sent to the medication program manager, the school principal
or headmaster, and the district superintendent.
(C)
Plans of Correction. A school that has received a deficiency statement pursuant to
105 CMR 210.017(B) shall submit to the Department a written plan of correction of each
violation cited in the deficiencystatement within 30 business days after the deficiency statement
is sent. Every plan of correction shall set forth, with respect to each deficiency, the specific
corrective step(s) to be taken, a timetable for such steps, and the date by which compliance with
the relevant section of law or regulation will be achieved. The timetable and compliance dates
shall be consistent with achievement of compliance in the most expeditious manner possible.
A plan of correction which does not meet the requirements of the relevant section of law or
regulation shall be considered unacceptable by the Department and returned to the school storing
or administering medications under 105 CMR 210.000 for correction and resubmission.
(D) Inspections pursuant to 105 CMR 210.017 may be conducted in conjunction with relevant
licensure authorities or other law enforcement agencies.