Medication Carts

(1) Drugs distributed from the pharmacy to other areas of the institutional facility may be stored in medicine cabinets or drug carts which shall be kept secured unless in use by the nursing staff or other authorized personnel. Access to the medication cart shall be defined by facility policies. It is recommended that drugs be dispensed in unit dose packaging and medications for each patient shall be distributed and stored in separate trays, drawers, compartments, or containers assigned to that resident and bearing the resident’s name and location. (2) Upon request, the Board may waive selected portions of these requirements so long as any waiver granted is consistent with the Board’s authority under Tenn. Code Ann. Title 63, Chapters 1 and 10, and Tenn. Code Ann. Title 4, Chapter 5.