Self-administration of medication by program participants

1. Law
2. District of Columbia Code
3. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
4. Use of Trained Employees to Administer Medication to Persons with Intellectual Disabilities or Other Disabilities
5. Self-administration of medication by program participants

A program participant may self-administer medication provided that:

(1) The program participant has been assessed by a registered nurse to have the ability to self-administer medication;

(2) The self-administration of medication is monitored; and

(3) The program participant’s self-administration skills include, but are not limited to, orientation to time, knowledge of quantities and proper storage, and understanding of possible medication reactions.

(Sept. 26, 1995, D.C. Law 11-52, § 601(b), 42 DCR 3684.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 21-1202.

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