New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES
Subchapter 10 - OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES
Section 5:27-10.6 - Supervision of self-administration of medicine
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:27-10.6
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) When necessary for the health, safety or welfare of a resident, a licensee providing supervision of self-administration of medication shall provide the following services:
1. Storage of medication
in a locked cabinet to which only the licensee has access;
2. Notifying residents of the time of taking
their medication; and
3. Presenting
residents with bottles of medication, reminding them of the proper dosage and
watching when they remove and take the medication by themselves.
(b) Supervision of self-administration of medicine shall not include the following services:
1. Placement or pouring of the dosage in a
container for the resident;
2.
Placing of medication in the mouth or the food of the resident;
3. Administration of injections.
(c) Supervision of self-administration of medicine shall be provided only with the prior approval of the Bureau.
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