Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 144 - Health Department
Chapter 4658 - NURSING HOMES
MEDICATIONS
Part 4658.1320 - MEDICATION ERRORS

A. Its medication error rate is less than five percent as described in the Interpretive Guidelines for Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 483.25(m), found in Appendix P of the State Operations Manual, Guidance to Surveyors for Long-Term Care Facilities, which is incorporated by reference in part 4658.1315. For purposes of this part, a medication error means:

B. It is free of any significant medication error. A significant medication error is:

C. All medications are administered as prescribed. An incident report or medication error report must be filed for any medication error that occurs. Any significant medication errors or resident reactions must be reported to the physician or the physician's designee and the resident or the resident's legal guardian or designated representative and an explanation must be made in the resident's clinical record.