10A NCAC 13G .1005. SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS

(a)  The facility shall permit residents who are competent and physically able to self-administer to self-administer their medications if the following requirements are met:

(1)           the self-administration is ordered by a physician or other person legally authorized to prescribe medications in North Carolina and documented in the resident's record; and

(2)           specific instructions for administration of prescription medications are printed on the medication label.

(b)  When there is a change in the resident's mental or physical ability to self-administer or resident non-compliance with the physician's orders or the facility's medication policies and procedures, the facility shall notify the physician.  A resident's right to refuse medications does not imply the inability of the resident to self-administer medications.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 131D-2; 131D-4.5; 143B-165; S.L. 1999-0334;

Temporary Adoption Eff. December 1, 1999;

Eff. July 1, 2000.