Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 450B - Emergency Medical Services
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND DANGEROUS DRUGS
Section 450B.471 - Administration: Reporting requirements; discarding of unused portion of unit dose
Current through February 27, 2024
1. Each time a paramedic or registered nurse administers a controlled substance or an advanced emergency medical technician, paramedic or registered nurse administers a dangerous drug, an entry must be made on the report of emergency care. The entry must contain:
2. If the entire amount of a unit dose of a controlled substance is not used when it is administered to a patient, the unused portion of that unit dose must be discarded. The discarding of the unused portion of the unit dose must be:
3. If any error is made in administering a medication or the patient has an unusual reaction to a medication, the advanced emergency medical technician, paramedic or registered nurse who administered the medication shall immediately report the error or reaction to the receiving physician, and when applicable, to the physician who ordered the medication. The error or adverse reaction must be entered on the report of emergency care.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 8-1-91; A by R182-01, 3-5-2002; A by R024-14, eff. 10/24/2014
NRS 450B.120, 450B.1915, 450B.197, 453.375, 454.213