<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.s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164P0 { 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.s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0-000003 { 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="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:08:07"><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0-000000">44:75:08:07</span></a><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0-000001">.  Medication administration.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">The healthcare personnel administering medication to a patient shall record the administration </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">in the patient's medical record. Medication errors and drug reactions </span><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0"> be reported to the patient's physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner and an entry made in the patient's medical record. Orders involving abbreviations and chemical symbols may be carried out only if the facility has a standard list of abbreviations and symbols approved by the medical staff or, in the absence of an organized medical staff, by the medical director</span><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">. The facility shall make</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0"> the list available to </span><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">its</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0"> nursing </span><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">personnel</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">. All medications </span><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0"> be administered to patients by personnel acting under delegation of a licensed nurse, or licensed to administer medications.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">    A person may not administer medications prepared by another person</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0"> unless the medication was prepared by</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0"> a pharmacist.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">    Medication administration </span><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0"> comply with §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:08:02"><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0-000003">44:75:08:02</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:08:05"><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0-000003">44:75:08:05</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">, inclusive, and with the requirements for training in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:04.01:14"><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0-000003">20:48:04.01:14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:04.01:15"><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0-000003">20:48:04.01:15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0"> and for supervision in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:04.01:02"><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0-000003">20:48:04.01:02</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">. The supervising nurse shall provide an orientation to the unlicensed assistive personnel who will administer medications. The orientation </span><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0"> be specific to the facility and relevant to the patients receiving administered medications.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">    </span><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0"> 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">    </span><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">(9).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">    </span><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7f49b8c1-f751-4b6e-94cc-5a957cc3f164000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>