Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Storage. All sodium pentobarbital shall be
stored either in a securely locked cabinet which is of substantial construction
or in a safe or in a locked metal cabinet. The cabinet, safe or locker shall be
locked at all times. The CAET(s) shall have the responsibility for the
safe-keeping of the keys and/or combination to the cabinet, safe, or
locker.
B. Usage Log
1. A usage log shall be maintained to account
for the use of each cubic centimeter (cc) or parts thereof of sodium
pentobarbital. The log shall include:
a. the
date of usage;
b. the lot number
and bottle number used;
c. the
amount (in cc's) of usage;
d. the
tag number or other identification number for the animal;
e. the name of the person who drew the sodium
pentobarbital;
f. any amount of
drug wasted, spilled, or lost; and
g. the name of a witness to the waste,
spillage, or loss of sodium pentobarbital.
2. The usage log shall be maintained on a
standardized form provided by the board or its designated agent. Copies of the
log so provided may be made by the shelter.
3. Usage logs shall be made available to any
official of the Drug Enforcement Administration without prior
notification.
C.
Inventory
1. A perpetual inventory of all
sodium pentobarbital shall be maintained. An initial inventory must be
conducted when a CAET first obtains a DEA registration and/or Louisiana
Controlled Dangerous Substances License. A physical inventory shall be
conducted every three months.
2.
The inventory shall indicate the amount of sodium pentobarbital ordered, the
amount presently on hand, the amount used for euthanasia, the amount lost due
to spillage or waste, the amount lost due to the drug's expiration, and the
time of day the inventory was taken.
3. The inventory shall be made and signed by
the certified animal euthanasia technician(s) or licensed veterinarian who is
the registrant of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
4. Upon written request from either the
Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine or the Department of Health and
Hospitals, the certified animal euthanasia technician shall provide a copy of
the inventory records.
5. Inventory
logs shall be made available to any official of the Drug Enforcement
Administration without prior notification.
6. The inventory log shall be maintained on a
standardized form provided by the board or its designee. Copies of the form so
provided may be made by the shelter.
D. Orders, Destruction, and Thefts
1. Placing Orders. All sodium pentobarbital
must be purchased by way of a DEA 222 Order Form. Alterations and scratch-outs
are not allowed on this form. If a mistake is made on the form, "void" must be
written on the form and the form must be maintained in the file.
2. Receiving Orders. The date and amounts
received must be logged in on the order form.
3. Returns of Sodium Pentobarbital to
Suppliers. If sodium pentobarbital must be returned to a supplier or
transferred to another person possessing a DEA registration and Louisiana
Controlled Dangerous Substances License, the supplier or person to whom the
drugs are transferred must complete a DEA 222 Order Form. Both the person
returning or transferring the sodium pentobarbital and the recipient must
maintain a copy of the DEA 222 Form.
4. Destruction of Sodium Pentobarbital.
Sodium pentobarbital shall not be destroyed without the prior approval of the
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Any destruction approved must be
witnessed by a law enforcement officer.
5. Any theft of sodium pentobarbital must be
reported to the local police, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the
Louisiana Controlled Dangerous Substances Program.
E. Record Retention. All controlled
substances records, including, but not limited to, inventory documents, usage
logs, order forms, reports of theft or destruction of controlled substances,
must be maintained for a minimum of five years plus the current calendar
year.
F. Leaving Employment. A CAET
registered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration who leaves employment
at a registration site must return his DEA registration any unused DEA Order
Form 222s to the DEA. A CAET licensed with the Louisiana Controlled Dangerous
Substances Program who leaves employment at a licensed site must return his
license to the Louisiana Controlled Dangerous Substances Program.
G. Changing Site Address. It is the
responsibility of the CAET registered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration or licensed by the Louisiana Controlled Dangerous Substances
Program to inform in writing either or both of those agencies if the address of
the site at which he is registered or licensed changes. The written
notification must include the name of the CAET, his registration or license
number, the current address of the site, the pending new address of the site,
the site name, and the signature of the CAET. Written notification must be
submitted to the Drug Enforcement Administration and/or Louisiana Controlled
Dangerous Substances Program prior to the relocation of the site.
H. Failure of a CAET to comply with any and
all provisions of this Section shall be considered a violation of the rules of
professional conduct within the meaning of
R.S.
37:1554.A.(12).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
37:1558.
