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2. Drug containers with illegible or missing labels;<br />

3. Drugs <strong>and</strong> biologicals discontinued by the physician or advance<br />

practice nurse.<br />

All such medications shall be destroyed or returned in accordance with<br />

law <strong>and</strong> applicable <strong>regulations</strong>.<br />

703.2.11 All controlled drugs or substances stored by the facility shall be stored in a<br />

locked, permanently affixed, substantially constructed cabinet within a<br />

locked room designed <strong>for</strong> the storage of drugs. When mobile medication<br />

carts <strong>for</strong> unit-dose or multiple day card systems are used, the cart must be:<br />

1. In a locked room when the cart is not in use <strong>and</strong> the unit contains<br />

controlled drugs;<br />

2. When the cart is in use, the facility shall ensure that the cart<br />

remains in the observation of staff utilizing the cart, <strong>and</strong> that<br />

residents are not able to access the cart or obtain medications from<br />

the cart. Controlled substances of less than minimal quantity shall<br />

be stored in a separately locked compartment within the cart.<br />

Minimal quantity means a twenty-four (24) hour or less supply.<br />

703.2.12 In all cases in which the facility destroys drugs, destruction shall be made<br />

by a nurse, <strong>and</strong> witnessed by a non-licensed employee. A record shall be<br />

made of the date, quantity, prescription number <strong>and</strong> name, resident’s<br />

name, <strong>and</strong> strength of the medication. Destruction shall comply with state<br />

laws <strong>and</strong> <strong>regulations</strong> governing the destruction of drugs. The record of the<br />

destruction shall be recorded in a bound ledger, in ink, with consecutively<br />

numbered pages, <strong>and</strong> retained by the facility as a permanent, retrievable<br />

record.<br />

703.2.13 Reporting Misappropriation of controlled Substances. Reporting<br />

misappropriation of controlled substances shall be in accordance with the<br />

<strong>Arkansas</strong> Department of Health Pharmacy Services Branch <strong>rules</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>regulations</strong>.<br />

703.3 Medication Charting<br />

703.3.1 If a facility stores a resident’s medications, the facility shall maintain a list<br />

of those medications.<br />

703.3.2 If the facility stores <strong>and</strong> supervises a resident’s medication, a notation<br />

must be made on the individual record <strong>for</strong> each resident who refuses,<br />

either through affirmative act, omission, or silence, or is unable, to selfadminister<br />

his or her medications. The notation shall include the date,<br />

time <strong>and</strong> dosage of medication that was not taken or administered to or by<br />

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Assisted Living Facilities Level II R. 08/01/11

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