PDFWAC 388-101D-0330
Storage of medications.
(1) The service provider must keep a client's medications so they are not readily available to other clients.
(2) The service provider must store medications:
(a) Under proper conditions for sanitation, temperature, moisture, and ventilation, and separate from food or toxic chemicals; and
(b) In the original medication container with a pharmacist-prepared label, a manufacturer's label in accordance with WAC 388-101D-0295, or in a medication organizer clearly labeled with the:
(i) Name of the client for whom the medication is prescribed;
(ii) Name of each medication;
(iii) Medication dose and frequency to be given; and
(iv) Route each medication is to be administered.
(3) Group homes must:
(a) Keep all medications in locked storage; and
(b) Use medication organizers only when filled by a pharmacist.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and 71A.12.120. WSR 24-13-066, § 388-101D-0330, filed 6/14/24, effective 7/15/24. WSR 16-14-058, recodified as § 388-101D-0330, filed 6/30/16, effective 8/1/16. Statutory Authority: Chapter 71A.12 RCW. WSR 08-02-022, § 388-101-3700, filed 12/21/07, effective 2/1/08.]