Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 24.111 - ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE BOARD
Subchapter 24.111.6 - Licensing and Scope of Practice - Direct-Entry Midwifery
Rule 24.111.615 - OBTAINING, STORING, AND DISPOSING OF DRUGS
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 24.111.615
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) Endorsed midwives may obtain formulary drugs as allowed by law, including from:
(a)
a person or entity licensed as a wholesale distributor by the Montana Board of
Pharmacy; and
(b) a retail
pharmacy, in minimal quantities for office use.
(2) Endorsed midwives must:
(a) store all formulary drugs in secure areas
suitable for preventing unauthorized access and for ensuring a proper
environment for the preservation of the drugs; and
(b) dispose of drugs using means that are
reasonably calculated to guard against unauthorized access by persons and
harmful excretion of the drugs into the environment. The means that may be used
include, without limitation:
(i) transferring
the drugs to a reverse distributor who is registered to destroy drugs with the
U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency;
(ii)
removing the drugs from their original containers, mixing them with an
undesirable substance such as coffee grounds or kitty litter, putting them in
impermeable, non-descript containers such as empty cans or sealable bags, and
throwing the containers in the trash; or
(iii) flushing the drugs down the toilet if
the accompanying patient information instructs that it is safe to do
so.
(3) Endorsed midwives may carry drugs to the home setting while providing care within the course and scope of the practice of midwifery.
AUTH: 37-1-131, 37-27-302, MCA; IMP: 37-1-131, 37-27-302, MCA
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