Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 558 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AGENCIES
Subchapter C - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ALL HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AGENCIES
Division 4 - PROVISION AND COORDINATION OF TREATMENT SERVICES
Section 558.300 - Medication Administration
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 558.300
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) This section applies only to clients to whom agency staff administer medications.
(b) An agency must adopt and enforce a written policy for maintaining a current medication list and a current medication administration record.
(1) A client's practitioner must order
administration of medication.
(2)
An agency may incorporate a current medication list and medication
administration record into one document.
(A)
An agency must use the medication list to identify possible ineffective drug
therapy or adverse reactions, significant side effects, drug allergies, and
contraindications.
(B) An agency
must document in the medication administration record or clinical notes any
medication that is not administered and the reason it was not
administered.
(3) An
individual delivering care must report any adverse reaction to a supervisor and
document this in the client's record on the day of occurrence. If the adverse
reaction occurs after regular business hours, the individual delivering care
must report the adverse reaction as soon as it is disclosed.
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