Wash. Admin. Code § 388-76-10480

Current through Register Vol. 24-21, November 1, 2024

Section 388-76-10480 - Medication organizers

The adult family home must ensure:

(1) A licensed nurse, pharmacist, the resident or the resident's family member fills a resident's medication organizer;

(2) Prescribed and over-the-counter medications placed in a medication organizer come from the original container labeled for the resident by the pharmacist or pharmacy service;

(3) Each resident and anyone giving care to a resident can readily identify medications in the medication organizer;

(4) Medication organizer labels clearly show the following:

(a) The name of the resident;

(b) A list of all prescribed and over-the-counter medications;

(c) The dosage of each medication;

(d) The frequency which the medications are given.

(5) The person filling the medication organizer updates the labels on the medication organizer when the practitioner changes a medication.

Wash. Admin. Code § 388-76-10480

Statutory Authority: RCW 70.128.040 and chapters 70.128 and 74.34 RCW. 07-21-080, § 388-76-10480, filed 10/16/07, effective 1/1/08.