(a) Assistance with self-administration of medication may be provided to an adult resident who can identify his or her medication and knows when the medication should be taken but requires assistance with self-administration. Assistance with self-administration of medication may not be provided to a minor.
(b) Assistance with self-administration of medication is limited to:
(1) Reminding the resident to take medication;
(2) Opening a container, removing medication from a container, and placing medication in a resident's hand or in or on a clean surface, such as a pill cup or medication reminder box, for the resident's self-administration; and
(3) Reminding the resident when a prescription needs to be refilled.
(c) The permit holder shall store all residents' medication in a locked area. The permit holder shall provide a central locked storage area or individual locked storage areas at the boarding home facility for each resident's medication.
(1) If the boarding home facility uses a central medication storage area, a boarding home employee must be available to provide access at all times and each resident's medication must be stored separately from other residents' medications within the storage area.
(2) If a resident's medication requires refrigeration, the permit holder shall provide a refrigerator with a designated and locked storage area or a refrigerator inside a locked medication room.
(3) The permit holder shall store medications labeled "for external use only" separately within the locked area.
(d) The permit holder shall ensure that poisonous substances are labeled and safely stored within a locked area.
(e) If a boarding home facility stores controlled substances, the permit holders shall adopt and enforce a written policy for preventing the diversion of the controlled substances.
(f) After a resident ceases to reside in the boarding home facility, the permit holder shall properly dispose of any of the resident's remaining medication in accordance with applicable laws.
(Ord. 25952-01-2023, § 1, passed 1-10-2023, eff. 4-15-2023)