WAC 388-76-10490. Medication disposal—Written policy—Required

(1) For the purposes of this section, "discontinued" means medication that is no longer prescribed or being used to treat a condition, as directed by the resident's physician or health care professional with prescriptive authority. (2) The adult family home must develop and implement a written policy addressing the safe disposal of resident medications that have been discontinued, have expired, or were refused by the resident. The policy must: (a) Comply with all federal and state laws and regulations regarding medication disposal; (b) Address the safe disposal of medications for current residents, deceased residents, and residents who have discharged from the facility; and (i) For current residents the facility must safely dispose of discontinued medications, expired medications, and refused medications within 30 calendar days of discontinuation, expiration, or resident refusal; (ii) For deceased residents the facility must safely dispose of all medications within 30 calendar days of the resident's death; and (iii) For discharged residents the facility must: (A) Assist with the transfer of the resident's medications to the resident's new setting, when needed; (B) End fulfillment, delivery, and receipt of prescription medications within 10 calendar days; and (C) Safely dispose of any medications left at the adult family home after 90 calendar days. (c) Require that the safe disposal of the medication is recorded in a document that includes: (i) Name of resident; (ii) Name of medication; (iii) Amount of medication; (iv) Date of disposal or transfer; and (v) Name of individual completing the task.