South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-16 - Minimum Standards for Licensing Hospitals and Institutional General Infirmaries
Sec2 61-16.1200 - PATIENT CARE AND SERVICES
Section 61-16.1206 - Physical Facilities and Storage
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
A. Drug storage on the nursing units shall be reviewed monthly by the pharmacist or a properly trained individual designated by the pharmacist; a record of each review shall be maintained. All floor stocks shall be properly controlled. Medications requiring refrigeration shall be kept in a secured refrigerator used exclusively for medications, or in a secured manner in which medications are separated from other items kept in a refrigerator (e.g. Lock Box). Refrigerators shall be provided with a thermometer accurate to plus or minus 2 degrees F. Documentation of appropriate temperature control is required by manual or electronic means.
B. Pharmacy practice shall be governed by the SC Board of Pharmacy Practice Act as detailed in the S.C. Code of Laws. If services are provided at more than one location, each location must be permitted by the SC Board of Pharmacy.
C. Only personnel approved by the hospital administrator or his/her designees shall have access to the pharmacy.
D. Emergency boxes, kits or (crash) carts shall be sealed and, when not in actual use, stored either in a secured area or under visual control from the nurses' station. The contents of these containers shall be approved by the appropriate committee of the facility. An inventory list of the contents shall be maintained in or on the container.
