ARSD 44:79:07:02. Orders for medication required

All medications or drugs administered to patients shall be ordered electronically or in writing and signed by the prescriber. Verbal orders are for medications, treatments, or other patient care that are transmitted as oral, spoken communications between a sender and a receiver, delivered either face-to-face or via telephone. Verbal orders for medications or drugs may be taken only when there is an urgent need to initiate or change an order and accepted only by a pharmacist or licensed nurse.