Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 554 - NURSING FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AND MEDICAID CERTIFICATION
Subchapter P - PHARMACY SERVICES
Section 554.1506 - Drug Orders
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) All drugs must be prescribed by the resident's physician or consulting physician, dentist, podiatrist, or other individual allowed by law to prescribe. If drug orders are verbal, they must be taken by a licensed nurse, pharmacist, physician assistant or a physician, and immediately recorded and signed by the person receiving the order. All drug orders must be counter-signed by the prescriber and returned to the chart in a timely manner.
(b) The facility may permit verbal orders for Schedule II drugs only in an emergency.
(c) Medications must be ordered and reordered on a timely basis so that no resident misses a dose.
(d) The facility must have written policies and procedures for stopping the administration of drugs.
