<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.s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599P0 { 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.s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0-000003 { 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="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:08:04"><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0-000000">44:73:08:04</span></a><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0-000001">.  Storage and labeling of medications.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">A facility shall store a</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">ll medications in a well</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">-</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">illuminated, locked storage area that is well</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">ventilated, maintained at a temperature appropriate for </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">medication</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> storage, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">accessible to those with authority to administer medications, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">and inaccessible to residents </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">and</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> visitors at all times. Medications suitable for storage at room temperature </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> be maintained between </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">fifty-nine</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> and </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">eighty-six</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> degrees Fahrenheit</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">, or fifteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> and </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> degrees centigrade. Medications that require refrigeration </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> be maintained between </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">thirty-six</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> and </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">forty-six</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> degrees Fahrenheit</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">or two</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> and </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">eight</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> degrees centigrade. Poisons and medications prescribed for external use </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> be stored separately from medications</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> prescribed for internal use</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">, locked</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> and made inaccessible to residents</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> and visitors</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">    </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">Any resident medication that is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> facility-administered </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> be stored in the container in which </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">it was</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> originally received and may not be transferred to another container. </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">S</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">ingle dose</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> medication received by a resident from a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner must be identified as single dose</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">. Each prescription </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">medication</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> container, including manufacturer's complimentary samples, </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> be labeled with the resident's name</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">the name of the resident's </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">the medication</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> name and strength</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">the </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">directions for use</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> and </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">the </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">prescription date.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">    </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">A c</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">ontainer with </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">a medication</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> that will not be used within </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> days of issue or with contents that expire in less than </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> days of issue </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> bear an expiration date. If a single</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">dose system is used, the </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">medication</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> name and strength, expiration date, and a control number </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> be on the unit dose packet.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">    A facility may procure and stock, including in bulk form, nonlegend medications and administer them in accordance with written policies and procedures that provide for oversight by qualified personnel.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">    Any container with a worn, illegible, or missing label </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> be destroyed pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:08:06"><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0-000003">44:73:08:06</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">. </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">A l</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">icensed pharmacist</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> responsible for the labeling, relabeling, or altering of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">a </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">label on </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">a </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">medication container.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">    </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 4 SDR 14, effective September 14, 1977; 5 SDR 29, effective October 22, 1978; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 15 SDR 155, effective April 20, 1989; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; 27 SDR 59, effective December 17, 2000; 28 SDR 83, effective December 16, 2001; 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:08:04"><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0-000003">44:04:08:04</span></a><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">    </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">    </span><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0940aa17-298b-4769-9d06-f94164fe0599000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>