Section 172-95-012 - STORAGE AND HANDLING OF MEDICATIONAny entity responsible for administering or providing medication must ensure appropriate storage and handling of medications.
012.01MEDICATION STORAGE AND PROTECTION. All medications that an entity is responsible for administering or providing must be:(A) Protected from theft, tampering, and inappropriate use; and(B) Stored in accordance with the manufacturers or dispensing pharmacist's instructions.012.02ACCESS TO MEDICAITON. Only authorized personnel who are designated by the entity responsible for administration or provision of medications may have access to the medications.012.03ENTITY NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVISION OF MEDICATION. When the entity is not responsible for administering or providing medications, this chapter does not preclude an entity from allowing a recipient to possess and take the recipient's own medications; however, the entity is not required to allow such possession. Examples include minor students in schools, minor children in child care facilities, and incompetent adults in assisted-living facilities.012.04HANDLING. The entity must ensure the proper handling of medications it is responsible for administering or providing.012.05MEDICATION INTEGRITY. Loss, waste, or spoilage of medication must be recorded according to entity policy.012.06TEMPORARY ABSENCE. Medications sent with a recipient for temporary absences must be in containers identified for the recipient with directions for the right dose, right time, and right route. The medication container must be given only to a competent recipient, to a resident-specific caretaker, or other designated responsible person.172 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 95, § 012
Adopted effective 9/24/2022