Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE
Chapter 95 - ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS BY MEDICATION AIDES AND MEDICATION STAFF
Section 172-95-012 - STORAGE AND HANDLING OF MEDICATION

012.01 MEDICATION STORAGE AND PROTECTION. All medications that an entity is responsible for administering or providing must be:

012.02 ACCESS TO MEDICAITON. Only authorized personnel who are designated by the entity responsible for administration or provision of medications may have access to the medications.

012.03 ENTITY NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVISION OF MEDICATION. When the entity is not responsible for administering or providing medications, this chapter does not preclude an entity from allowing a recipient to possess and take the recipient's own medications; however, the entity is not required to allow such possession. Examples include minor students in schools, minor children in child care facilities, and incompetent adults in assisted-living facilities.

012.04 HANDLING. The entity must ensure the proper handling of medications it is responsible for administering or providing.

012.05 MEDICATION INTEGRITY. Loss, waste, or spoilage of medication must be recorded according to entity policy.

012.06 TEMPORARY ABSENCE. Medications sent with a recipient for temporary absences must be in containers identified for the recipient with directions for the right dose, right time, and right route. The medication container must be given only to a competent recipient, to a resident-specific caretaker, or other designated responsible person.