SECTION .2600 ‑ PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES
10A NCAC 13D .2601 AVAILABILITY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES
(a) The facility shall provide pharmaceutical
services under the supervision of a pharmacist, including procedures that
ensure the accurate acquiring, receiving and administering of all drugs and
biologicals.
(b) The facility shall be responsible for
obtaining drugs, therapeutic nutrients and related products prescribed or
ordered by a physician for patients in the facility.
(c) To ensure that drug therapy is rational,
safe and effective, a pharmaceutical care assessment shall be conducted in the
facility at least every 31 days for each patient. All new admissions shall
receive a pharmaceutical care assessment at the time of the pharmacist's next
visit or within 31 days, whichever comes first. This assessment shall include
at least:
(1) a review of the patient's
diagnoses, history and physical, discharge summary, diet, vital signs, current
physician's orders, laboratory values, progress notes, interdisciplinary care
plans and medication administration records; and
(2) the pharmacist's progress
notes in the patient's medical record which reflect the results of this
assessment and, if necessary, recommendations for change based on desired drug
outcomes.
History Note: Authority G.S. 131E‑104; 131E-117;
RRC objection due to lack of statutory authority Eff.
July 13, 1995;
Eff. January 1, 1996;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. March 22, 2015.