Medication Administration

(1) When supervising the self-administration of medication, the facility shall consider the service recipient’s self-management skills and ability. (2) The facility shall ensure that prescription medications are taken only by service recipients for whom they are prescribed and in accordance with the directions of a qualified prescriber. (3) Medications shall be stored in a locked container which ensures proper conditions of security and sanitation and prevents accessibility to any unauthorized person. (4) Discontinued and outdated medications and containers with worn, illegible, or missing labels shall be disposed. MINIMUM PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR ADULT CHAPTER 0940-05-51 SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES (5) All medication errors, drugs reactions, or suspected overmedication shall be reported to the practitioner who prescribed the medication. (6) Evidence of the current prescription of each medication taken by a service recipient shall be maintained by the facility. (7) All direct-service staff shall be trained about medications used by service recipients. This training shall include information about the purpose and function of the medications, their major side effects and contraindications, and ways to recognize signs that medication is not being taken or is ineffective. (8) Staff shall have access to medications at all times. (9) For any service recipient incapable of self-administration or supervised self-administration, all medications shall be administered by personnel authorized to do so under Tennessee law. (10) Qualified personnel administering medication may only administer medication within the scope of an established protocol approved by medical staff. (11) Staff shall document each time a service recipient receives medication including over-the- counter medication or refuses a prescribed medication. This documentation shall include the date, time, medication, name, and dosage. This documentation shall be made on the medication log sheets in the service recipient’s chart.