Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 1 - Administration
Chapter 12 - Facilities and Local Units
Article 9 - Free-standing Birth Centers
7 AAC 12.420 - Drugs and biologicals

Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 12.420

Current through August 30, 2024

(a) A birth center must have and observe written policies and procedures for

(1) receiving, transcribing, and implementing orders for the administration of drugs;

(2) labeling of every drug, medication, and chemical in the center with its name, strength, and expiration date; and

(3) ensuring that a midwife who administers medications and intravenous solutions does so only as authorized under
(A) AS 08.68 and 12 AAC 44, if the midwife is a certified nurse midwife; and

(B) AS 08.65 and 12 AAC 14, if the midwife is a direct-entry midwife.

(b) Anesthetic agents other than local anesthetics may not be present at a birth center.

(c) Every drug, chemical, and medication must be stored and secured in a cabinet, closet, drawer, or storeroom and may be accessible only to authorized persons.

(d) Every poisonous chemical, caustic material, or drug must have a warning or poison label and must be stored separately from other drugs. Drugs for external use must be separated from drugs for internal use.

(e) A birth center shall ensure that drugs listed in schedules II, III, IV, and V under 21 U.S.C. 801 - 904 (Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970) are kept locked within a secure area in accordance with a written procedure for accountability.

Authority:AS 47.32.010

AS 47.32.030

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