New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 370 - OVERSIGHT OF LICENSED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER PROGRAMS
Part 17 - REQUIREMENTS FOR FREESTANDING BIRTH CENTERS
Section 8.370.17.31 - PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. One individual shall be designated responsibility for pharmaceutical services to include accountability and safeguarding.
B. Keys to the drug room or pharmacy must only be made available to authorized personnel by the individual having responsibility for pharmaceutical services.
C. Drugs and biologicals must be stored, prepared and administered in accordance with acceptable standards of practice, in compliance with all New Mexico state board of pharmacy requirements and in compliance with any and all other applicable federal and state statutes and regulations.
D. Outdated drugs and biologicals must be disposed of in accordance with methods required by the New Mexico state board of pharmacy.
E. Adverse reactions and allergies to medications must be reported to the licensed provider responsible for the client and must be documented in the client's record.
F. Blood products are limited to those used to prevent isoimmunization during and after pregnancy and shall only be administered by a properly licensed personnel acting within the scope of their license.
G. Medication administration shall only be performed by a licensed provider acting within the scope of their license.
H. Blood, including whole blood, packed red cells, plasma, cryoprecipitate, or other blood factors may not be administered in a freestanding birth center facility.
