<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:70:07:08"><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0-000000">44:70:07:08</span></a><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0-000001">.  Medication records and administration.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0"> </span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">A facility shall establish and implement written policies and procedures to check the resident's m</span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">edication administration records against the physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner's orders</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0"> to verify accuracy</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">. Each medication administered </span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0"> be recorded in the resident's </span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">care</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0"> record and signed by the individual </span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">administering the medication</span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">    Medication errors and drug reactions </span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0"> be reported to the resident's physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner and an entry made in the resident's </span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">care</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0"> record.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">    Orders involving abbreviations and chemical symbols may be carried out only if the facility has a standard list of abbreviations and symbols</span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0"> and the list is available to the </span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">nurse personnel</span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">    A person may not administer medications prepared by another person</span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">, other than a pharmacist</span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">    </span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0"> 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012; 46 SDR 65, effective November 26, 2019</span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">; 50 SDR 19, effective August 30, 2023</span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">    </span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">(9).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">    </span><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc92cf810-2d1d-4ea1-8c64-39acc8b44bb1000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>