S.D. Admin. R. 44:70:07:04
All drugs or medications shall be stored in a well illuminated, locked storage area that is well ventilated, maintained at a temperature appropriate for drug storage, and inaccessible to residents, or visitors at all times. Medications suitable for storage at room temperature shall be maintained between fifty-nine and eighty-six degrees Fahrenheit (fifteen and thirty degrees centigrade). Medications that require refrigeration shall be maintained between thirty-six and forty-six degrees Fahrenheit (two and eight degrees centigrade). Poisons and medications prescribed for external use shall be stored separately from internal medications, locked, and made inaccessible to residents.
The medications or drugs of each resident for whom medications are facility-administered shall be stored in the containers in which they were originally received and may not be transferred to another container. Special modification of this requirement may be made if single dose packaging is used. Each prescription drug container, including manufacturer's complimentary samples, shall be labeled with the resident's name, physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner's name, drug name and strength, directions for use, and prescription date.
Containers with contents that will not be used within thirty days of issue or with contents that expire in less than thirty days of issue shall bear an expiration date. If a single dose system is used, the drug name and strength, expiration date, and a control number shall be on the unit dose packet.
A co-located nursing facility and assisted living center, a co-located hospital and assisted living center, or an assisted living center with twenty-four hour per day licensed nursing personnel may procure and stock, including in bulk form, nonlegend medications and administer them in accordance with written policies and procedures that provide for oversight by qualified personnel.
Any container with a worn, illegible, or missing label shall be destroyed pursuant to § 44:70:07:06. Licensed pharmacists are responsible for the labeling, relabeling, or altering of labels on medication containers.
S.D. Admin. R. 44:70:07:04
General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(9).
Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(9).