D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-716
The day treatment program shall have appropriate written and dated procedures for storing, dispensing, and administering drugs and biologicals.
Medications shall not be administered without a written order signed by a physician.
Injectable medications shall be given by a registered nurse, physician, or licensed practical nurse.
The individual responsible for medicating participants who are not capable of self-medicating shall personally prepare the dosage, observe the act of swallowing oral medicines, and record the dosage given.
The day treatment program provider shall be responsible for providing a safe, secure, locked place for drugs and make them available to the participant in accordance with the written instructions of his or her personal physician.
Records shall be kept of all (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) Schedule II drugs.
Schedule II drugs shall be kept in a locked box within the medicine cabinet. Inspections of drug storage conditions shall be made by the registered nurse once a month.
Medications requiring refrigeration shall be kept in a separate locked refrigerator or in a locked box in the refrigerator at or near the office of the Program Director.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-716