Section 411.725 Pharmaceutical Items

Section 411

Section 411.725

Pharmaceutical Items

a)         The facility shall have a written plan that provides for the

proper management and secure storage of pharmaceutical items and addresses the

following:

1)         Prescription practices, including the following requirements:

A)        Psychotropic medications shall be prescribed only when

clinically indicated as one facet of a program of therapy, and shall comply

with requirements set out in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 325 (Administration of

Psychotropic Medications to Children for Whom the Department is Legally

Responsible);

B)        "Stop order" time periods shall be required for all

medications; and

C)        The prescribing provider shall re-evaluate a prescription prior

to its renewal and at a minimum every 30 days.

2)         Procedures for medication receipt, secure storage, issuance,

and/or processing documentation.

3)         Secure storage and periodic inventory of all controlled

substances, syringes, and needles.

4)         Provision of medicine to children and youth shall be by

persons properly trained and under the supervision of the physician and

facility director or designee.

5)         Accountability for providing medications to children and youth

in a timely manner and according to medical orders.

6)         Review of individual and aggregate medication errors.

b)         The person providing medications to children and youth shall

have training from a physician or designee and shall be accountable for

providing medications according to the physician's requirements and the

facility plan. Medications provided shall be recorded in a manner and on a form

approved by the facility director.