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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12. Health
Agency 35. Department of Behavioral Health And Developmental Services
Chapter 105. Rules and Regulations for Licensing Providers by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
12/3/2024

12VAC35-105-770. Medication management.

A. The provider shall implement written policies addressing:

1. The safe administration, handling, storage, and disposal of medications;

2. The use of medication orders;

3. The handling of packaged medications brought by individuals from home or other residences;

4. Employees or contractors who are authorized to administer medication and training required for administration of medication;

5. The use of professional samples; and

6. The window within which medications can be given in relation to the ordered or established time of administration.

B. Medications shall be administered only by persons who are authorized to do so by state law.

C. Medications shall be administered only to the individuals for whom the medications are prescribed and shall be administered as prescribed.

D. The provider shall maintain a daily log of all medicines received and refused by each individual. This log shall identify the employee or contractor who administered the medication, the name of the medication and dosage administered or refused, and the time the medication was administered or refused.

E. If the provider administers medications or supervises self-administration of medication in a service, a current medication order for all medications the individual receives shall be maintained on site.

F. The provider shall promptly dispose of discontinued drugs, outdated drugs, and drug containers with worn, illegible, or missing labels according to the applicable regulations of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy.

Statutory Authority

§ 37.2-203 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 18, eff. September 19, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 5, eff. December 7, 2011.

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