Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 60 - Emergency Medical Transportation Services
Subchapter B - Ambulance Service/Provider Responsibilities
Section I-6045 - Medications [Formerly section 6035]
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-6045
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. All medications, including IV fluids, shall be in accordance with the manufacturer's guidelines and utilized prior to the expiration date.
1. Medical directors are
authorized to extend expiration dates up to one year for critical
medications.
B. All ambulance services shall have a system in place to identify and remove outdated and recalled pharmaceuticals from the service's inventory.
C. Controlled Dangerous Substances
1. All advanced life support ambulance
services/providers must have both a Louisiana controlled dangerous substance
(CDS) license and a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) controlled
substance registration.
a. If the ambulance
service is owned by a hospital that holds a CDS license and DEA registration it
is exempt from this requirement.
2. All controlled dangerous substances
carried on ambulances must be under the personal control of a licensed EMS
practitioner who is allowed to control these types of substances under their
scope of practice or kept in a substantially constructed, securely locked
cabinet on the vehicle. Controlled substances may not be left unattended in
unlocked medication kits.
3. All
controlled substances kept at the ambulance service's central location must be
stored in a substantially constructed securely locked cabinet or a
safe.
4. Ambulance services must
maintain both a dispenser's log and a perpetual inventory of their controlled
substances, unless the service is part of a hospital and are maintained by the
hospital.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254, R.S. 40:1135.1 and R.S. 40:1135.2.
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