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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 550LICENSING STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTERS
SUBCHAPTER CGENERAL PROVISIONS
DIVISION 6PHYSICIAN, PHARMACY, MEDICATION, AND LABORATORY SERVICES
RULE §550.704Storage 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:

  (1) labeling;

  (2) storage;

  (3) integrity;

  (4) control; and

  (5) accountability of all medications stored by a center;

(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:

  (1) the medication name;

  (2) strength;

  (3) manufacturer's name;

  (4) lot number;

  (5) expiration date;

  (6) recommended dosage for safe use; and

  (7) applicable cautionary or accessory labeling.

(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.


Source Note: The provisions of this §550.704 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1875

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