44:73:08:09Administration of facility pharmacy.

A facility with a full or part-time pharmacy shall have its pharmaceutical service directed by a licensed pharmacist accountable to the administration of the facility. Only prepackaged or single-dose-unit medications may be removed from the pharmacy when the pharmacist is not available. A medication may be removed by a designated registered nurse or physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner in amounts sufficient only for immediate therapeutic needs. A record of the removal must be made by the designated nurse or the physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner removing the medication.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 24 SDR 90, effective January 4, 1998; transferred from § 44:04:08:06, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024.