44:75:08:02Written orders for medication required.

All medications administered to patients must be ordered electronically or in writing and dated, timed, and authenticated by the prescriber. Verbal orders for medications or drugs may be taken only when there is an urgent need to initiate or change an order and accepted only by a pharmacist or licensed nurse in hospitals. The prescriber shall date, time, and authenticate the orders for hospital patients on the next visit to the facility. A facility shall establish a policy on stop orders for antibiotics, anticoagulants, and controlled drugs based on recommendations of the medical staff.

Source: 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023.