PDFWAC 388-107-0360
Medication refusal—Antipsychotics.
(1) When a resident who is being administered antipsychotic medication, chooses to not take his or her medications after two or three attempts, the enhanced services facility must:
(a) Respect the resident's right to choose not to take medication;
(b) Document the time, date and medication the resident did not take in the medical record; and
(c) Notify the physician within eight hours of the refusal.
(d) Notify the DSHS case manager within twenty four hours of the refusal.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.97 RCW. WSR 14-19-071, § 388-107-0360, filed 9/12/14, effective 10/13/14.]