South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-93 - Standards for Licensing Facilities for Chemically Dependent or Addicted Persons
Sec2 61-93.1200 - MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
Section 61-93.1200.1202 - Medication Orders (I)
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
A. Medication, including oxygen, shall be administered and delivered to Patients only upon orders of a Physician or other Authorized Healthcare Provider. Medications accompanying Patients at admission may be administered and/or delivered to Patients, provided the Medication is in the original container and the order/authorization is subsequently obtained as a part of the admission Physical Examination. If there are concerns regarding whether or not such Medications should be administered and/or delivered due to the condition or state of the Medication, e.g., old, expired, makeshift labels, or the condition or state of health of the newly-admitted individual, Staff and Volunteers shall consult with or make arrangements to have the Patient examined by a Physician or other Authorized Healthcare Provider, or at the local hospital emergency room prior to administering or delivering any Medications.
B. All orders (including verbal orders) shall be signed and dated by a Physician or other Authorized Healthcare Provider within a time-period as designated by the Facility, but no later than seventy-two (72) hours after the order is given.
C. In an Opioid Treatment Program, all orders shall be documented, signed, and dated by the Opioid Treatment Program Physician. The Opioid Treatment Program Physician shall determine the initial and subsequent dosage and schedule, and prescribe such dose and schedule to include changes by verbal or written order to the pharmacist and Licensed Nurse. However, the verbal order shall be documented, signed, and dated by the Opioid Treatment Program Physician within seventy-two (72) hours.
D. Orders for Controlled Substances shall be authenticated by the prescribing Physician or designee.
E. Medications and medical supplies ordered for a specific Patient shall not be administered and/or delivered to any other Patient.
