Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 1 - Administration
Chapter 12 - Facilities and Local Units
Article 5 - Nursing Facilities
7 AAC 12.290 - Drug regimen review

Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 12.290

Current through November 28, 2024

(a) A pharmacist must review each resident's prescribed drug regimen once every 30 days, make recommendations, note the possibilities or absence of problems irregularities, or clinically significant results or consequences with the prescribed drug regimen, and report potential problems and concerns to the physician and the director of nursing. Reports of potential problems and concerns shall be acted upon promptly. The nursing facility shall provide for more frequent drug regimen reviews by a pharmacist, if a resident's condition requires them.

(b) A potential problem or concern reported under (a) of this section shall be reviewed in accordance with the risk management program under 7 AAC 12.860.

Authority:AS 47.32.010

AS 47.32.030

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