OAR 419-450-0080. Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Medication Storage and Dispensing

(1) A child-caring agency must have and follow written policies on the storage, dispensing, and disposal of prescription and non prescription medication. (2) Medication storage. All prescription and non-prescription medications must be contained in locked storage in the facility and must be kept in a manner that makes them inaccessible to child in care. (3) Medication dispensing. (a) Children in care are expected to administer their own medication after they have requested their medication from the program staff at the prescribed times. (b) Except in a mass shelter, medication, including non-prescription drugs, may not be dispensed unless the medication has been prescribed or authorized by a qualified professional. (c) Program staff may not dispense medication to a child in care in any of the following situations: (A) In excess of the prescribed or authorized amount. (B) For disciplinary purposes. (C) For the convenience of staff. (D) As a substitute for appropriate treatment services. (4) Documentation. Staff designated to dispense medications must document each dispensing. The documentation must include all of the following: (a) The child in care's name. (b) The name of the medication. (c) The date and time the medication was dispensed. (d) The dosage given. (e) The name of the staff member who dispensed the medication. (5) Disposal of unused or abandoned medication. Designated program staff must dispose of all medication abandoned by a child in care or for which the period of potency, as indicated on the label, has passed. Two staff members must be present at and document the disposal of the unused medication, including when and how the medication was disposed.