Drugs and Biologicals: Orders, Pharmaceutical Services and 24-Hour Availability
Sets how the Agency provides drugs and biologicals related to the terminal illness: medication orders signed by a Florida physician, the drug profile review, the Florida pharmacist who directs pharmaceutical services in residential and inpatient settings, procedures that make medications available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, who may give medications, self-administration by the patient and family, labeling and storage, and reporting of medication errors and adverse reactions.
About this policy
- Policy number
- FL-HSP-MED-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- Rule 59A-38.004(3)(a)5.-8., F.A.C.
- Library
- Florida hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Clinical tasks
- Sections
- 22
In short
- Patients can get the medicines they need 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Use the on-call line and the 24-hour pharmacy.
- Every medication order needs the drug, dose, how often and route, signed by a Florida physician.
- Teach families each medicine and check they can give it safely.
- Aides and volunteers never give medications.
- Report every medication error or bad reaction the same day on an incident report.
What's inside
22 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (Rule 59A-38.004(3)(a)5.-8., F.A.C.; 42 CFR §418.106)
- 5. Which Drugs the Agency Provides
- 6. Drug Profile Review
- 7. The Pharmacist and Pharmaceutical Services
- 8. Medications 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week
- 9. Ordering Drugs
- 10. Who Gives Medications
- 11. Self-Administration by the Patient and Family
- 12. Labeling and Storage
- 13. Medication Errors and Adverse Reactions
- 14. Patients in Facilities
- 15. Responsibilities
- 16. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 17. Staff Training
- 18. References
- 19. Related Policies and Forms
- 20. Approval
- 21. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- How do you make sure a patient can get a needed medication at 2 a.m. on a Sunday?
- Show me the drug profile review for this patient and how problems were acted on.
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