<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.s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62P0 { margin-top: 0; line-height: 12.0pt; 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; } span.s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0-000003 { 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="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:08:05"><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0-000000">44:75:08:05</span></a><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0-000001">.  Control and accountability of medications.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0"> </span><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">A m</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">edication brought from </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">a patient's </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">home may be used if ordered by the attending physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, and, if prior to administration, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">it </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">is identified as the prescribed </span><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">medication</span><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">. Medications prescribed for one patient may not be administered to another. Patients may not keep medications on their person or in their room without a physician's, physician assistant</span><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">'s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">, or nurse practitioner's order allowing self-administration. </span><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">T</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">he patient's physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner </span><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">must authorize</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0"> the release of any medication to a patient upon discharge, transfer, or temporary leave from the facility. The release of medication </span><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0"> be documented in the patient's record, indicating quantity, </span><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">medication</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0"> name, and strength. The facility shall maintain records that account for all medications from their receipt through administration, destruction, or return.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">    </span><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0"> 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">    </span><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">(9).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">    </span><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6831ffe9-4b53-489b-88e2-19e20b1eac62000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>