WAC 388-76-10463. Medication — Psychopharmacologic

For residents who are given psychopharmacologic medications, the adult family home must ensure: (1) The resident assessment indicates that a psychopharmacologic medication is necessary to treat the resident's medical symptoms; (2) The drug is prescribed by a physician or health care professional with prescriptive authority; (3) The resident's negotiated care plan includes strategies and modifications of the environment and staff behavior to address the symptoms for which the medication is prescribed; (4) Changes in medication only occur when the prescriber decides it is medically necessary; and (5) The resident or resident representative is aware the resident is taking the psychopharmacologic medication and its purpose.