§ 717.24. Medication control and self-administration.
The licensee shall develop and implement written policies and procedures on the use of prescription and over-the-counter medications by residents, which must include all of the following:
(1) Self-administration of medication for residents who take medication.
(2) Safe storage of medication by the drug and alcohol recovery house and residents and procedures to address loss, theft, abandonment or misuse of medications. The policy must provide that controlled substances stored at the drug and alcohol recovery house will be kept in a locked container.
(3) Safe disposal of unused, expired or abandoned medication, in accordance with Federal and State regulations.
(4) Emergency procedures if an adverse medication reaction or overdose occurs on premises. The licensee shall have and make available overdose reversal medication on the premises of the drug and alcohol recovery house at all times.
(5) Prohibition on sharing prescription medication.
Cross References This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 717.6 (relating to application and renewal).
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