Article 5. Medication Management Services
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 outside the facility;
4. Training requirements necessary for employees or contractors who are authorized to administer medication; and
5. 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 authorized to do so by the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).
C. Medications shall be administered as prescribed and only to the individuals for whom the medications are 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F. The provider shall promptly dispose of discontinued drugs, outdated drugs, and drug containers with worn, illegible, or missing labels according to the applicable regulations of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy.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; Volume 41, Issue 18, eff. June 19, 2025.
12VAC35-105-780. Medication errors and drug reactions.
In the event of a medication error or adverse drug reaction:
1. First aid shall be administered if indicated.
2. Employees or contractors shall promptly contact a poison control center, pharmacist, nurse or physician and shall take actions as directed.
3. The individual's physician shall be notified as soon as possible unless the situation is addressed in standing orders.
4. Actions taken by employees or contractors shall be documented.
5. The provider shall review medication errors at least quarterly as part of the quality assurance in 12VAC35-105-620.
6. Medication errors and adverse drug reactions shall be recorded in the individual's medication log.
Statutory Authority
§ 37.2-203 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 18, eff. September 19, 2002.
12VAC35-105-790. (Repealed.)
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; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 41, Issue 18, eff. June 19, 2025.