Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 550 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTERS
Subchapter C - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Division 6 - PHYSICIAN, PHARMACY, MEDICATION, AND LABORATORY SERVICES
Section 550.704 - Storage of Medication

(a) A center must adopt and enforce a written policy for the storage and administration of medication at the center. The policy must include protocols and procedures for:

(b) A center must store over-the-counter (OTC) stock medications separately from medication brought to the center by an adult minor or a minor's parent. The OTC medication must include a medication label that includes:

(c) A center must only receive prescription medication from an adult minor or a minor's parent and in the original and labeled container issued by a pharmacy.

(d) A center must store medication in a locked cabinet, located in or convenient to a nurse's station or other central location.

(e) A center must keep Schedule II substances in separately locked, securely fixed boxes or drawers in the locked medication cabinet and under two locks.

(f) A center must keep medications requiring refrigeration in a separate locked box in a separate refrigerator from the refrigerator the center uses to store food.