RPSs with living accommodations must develop and follow medical policies and procedures approved by the department that include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Steps for disbursing medicine, including when and by whom, per RCW 28A.210.260;
(2) How over-the-counter and prescription medications will be stored and locked;
(3) Necessary actions to take when residential students are sick or have medical emergencies, including:
(a) Who is responsible for responding to the medical need or notifying the parent or guardian;
(b) When students must be taken to seek outside medical attention; and
(c) How to decrease the spread of communicable diseases following the DOH guidelines;
(4) Making life-saving medications accessible;
(5) Keeping non-life-saving medications and medical supplies locked to unauthorized individuals when residential students are taking their own medication; and
(6) How to dispose of medication.