§ 21-1204 — Requirements of medication orders.

District of Columbia § 21-1204

• Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
• Title 21: Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
• Ch. 12: Use of Trained Employees to Administer Medication to Persons with Intellectual Disabilities or Other Disabilities.

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(a) The written instructions of the licensed practitioner shall state the name of the program participant who is to receive medication, the name of the medication, name and telephone number of the licensed practitioner, the time of administration, dosage, method of administration, and duration of medication.

(b) The medication shall be labeled so as to state the name of the program participant, the name of the medication, name of the licensed practitioner, the name and telephone number of the pharmacy, the date dispensed, the amount and expiration date, the time of administration, duration of medication, dosage, and method of administration.

(c) The medication shall be accompanied by a medical order form which shall state the name of the program participant, the name of the medication, name and telephone number of the licensed practitioner, the date dispensed, the time of administration, duration of medication, dosage, method of administration, and any potential major side effects.

Legislative History

Sept. 26, 1995, D.C. Law 11-52, § 601(b), 42 DCR 3684