Prescribed drug supply for unscheduled therapeutic leave from long term care facility; dispensing of drugs by registered nurse.

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(2) The drugs shall only be provided in accordance with protocols developed by the pharmaceutical services committee of the long term facility and the protocol shall be available for inspection. These protocols shall include the following:

(a) Criteria as to what constitutes an unscheduled therapeutic leave requiring the provision of drugs by the registered nurse or consultant or staff pharmacist;

(b) Procedures for repackaging and labeling the limited supply of previously dispensed drugs by the designated registered nurse that comply with all state and federal laws concerning the packaging and labeling of drugs;

(c) Provision to assure that none of the medication provided to the resident or responsible person may be returned to the resident’s previously dispensed package of such drug or to the facility’s stock; and

(d) A record-keeping mechanism that provides for the maintenance of a permanent log that includes the following information:

(A) The name of the person to whom the drug was provided;

(B) The drug and quantity provided;

(C) The date and time that the request for the drug was made;

(D) The date and time that the drug was provided;

(E) The name of the registered nurse who provided the drug; and

(F) The conditions or circumstances that precluded a pharmacist from providing the drug. [1987 c.205 §1]

Note: 441.697 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 441 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.


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