10A N.C. Admin. Code 13F.1005

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 13F .1005 - SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS

(a) An adult care home shall permit residents who are competent and physically able to self-administer their medications if the following requirements are met:

(1) the self-administration is ordered by a physician or other person legally authorized to prescribe medications in North Carolina and documented in the resident's record; and

(2) specific instructions for administration of prescription medications are printed on the medication label.

(b) When there is a change in the resident's mental or physical ability to self-administer or resident non-compliance with the physician's orders or the facility's medication policies and procedures, the facility shall notify the physician. A resident's right to refuse medications does not imply the inability of the resident to self-administer medications.

10A N.C. Admin. Code 13F .1005

Authority G.S. 131D-2.16; 131D-4.5; 143B-165;
Eff. July 1, 2005;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 6, 2018.

Authority G.S. 131D-2; 131D-4.5; 143B-165;
Eff. July 1, 2005.