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Medication Administration

Says what staff may and may not do with a client’s medicines, who to call when something is wrong, and the medication list, administration record, and delegation safeguards that apply if Agency staff ever administer medications.

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About this policy
Policy number
TX-CL-05
Version
1.1
Main rule
26 TAC §558.300
Library
Texas home care · 46 policies
Category
Clinical tasks
Sections
18

In short

  • You may remind clients, open bottles, read labels aloud, and help reorder medicines from the pharmacy.
  • Help a client take a medicine only if the service plan allows it and the client tells you each step.
  • Never choose a dose, crush or split pills, fill pill boxes, or give shots. Kindly say no and call the office.
  • If a client has trouble breathing or passes out, call 911. For a wrong dose, call Poison Help: 1-800-222-1222.
  • Tell your supervisor the same day about any reaction, missed or refused dose, or medicine change. Never take a client’s medicine.

What's inside

18 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (26 TAC §558.300)
  • 5. What Attendants May and May Not Do
  • 6. When Something Is Wrong: Who to Call
  • 7. Procedure for Help with Self-Administration
  • 8. Where the Agency Administers Medications (26 TAC §558.300)
  • 9. Gastrostomy Tube Feeding and Medication (26 TAC §558.404(h))
  • 10. Follow-Up of Medication Problems
  • 11. Responsibilities
  • 11.1 Staff Training
  • 12. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 13. References
  • 14. Related Policies and Forms
  • 15. Approval
  • 16. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Do your staff administer medications to any client, or only help clients take their own? Where is that decision recorded?
  • Show me the service plan for a client who gets help with medicines. Where does it say what the attendant does?

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