New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 55 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS
Section 3A:55-10.20 - Medication
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:55-10.20
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The facility shall ensure that adolescents use only prescription and non-prescription medication that is authorized by a physician.
1. The facility
shall permit adolescents to administer medication to their infants and themselves,
unless a physician, psychiatrist or psychologist advises otherwise; in such cases,
the facility shall document the reasons in the adolescent's record.
2. The facility shall ensure that adolescents
follow the advice of the infant's physician for administering medication to their
infants.
3. The facility shall supervise
the adolescent's administration of all medication she gives to her infant and may
require the adolescent to record the information specified in (b) below.
(b) The facility shall maintain a medication log book that contains the following information:
1. The name of the adolescent or infant receiving
medication, whether prescription or non-prescription;
2. The type of medication, dosage, and intervals
between dosages;
3. What to do if a
dosage is missed;
4. The reason for the
medication;
5. The date and time the
medication was administered;
6. Possible
side effects of the medication, if any; and
7. The signature and title of staff member or
adolescent dispensing medication.
(c) The facility shall ensure that the following procedures for storage are followed:
1. Facilities
shall keep prescription and non-prescription drugs in a locked cabinet, or, as
needed, a locked container in a refrigerator that is inaccessible to
infants;
2. External drugs and internal
drugs shall be stored in separate locked shelves;
3. All outdated stocks and prescriptions no longer
in use shall be disposed of safely, as specified in 3A:55-7.4;
4. The telephone number of the regional poison
control center shall be posted at all medication-dispensing stations and by each
telephone; and
5. Medical supplies shall
be stored in an area accessible to staff members at all times.
(d) In situations where the facility determines that an adolescent is capable of self-administration of prescription birth control-related supplies, the facility may allow the adolescent to maintain prescription birth control-related supplies among her personal possessions, provided that the facility:
1. Provides a locked cabinet or
box for storage; and
2. Documents the
rationale and arrangements for the adolescent to maintain prescription birth
control-related supplies.
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