NAC432A.376. Medication.

Except as otherwise provided in NAC 432A.585:

     1. Each prescribed medication must:

     (a) Be kept in the original container which must have a child-proof lid;

     (b) Be plainly labeled;

     (c) Contain the name of the child or adult for whom it is prescribed; and

     (d) Be stored in a locked cabinet or be made inaccessible to children.

     2. Medications for external use must be kept in a separate section of the locked cabinet. Medications stored in a refrigerator must be made inaccessible to children. Nonprescription medications must be kept in a container with a child-proof lid.

     3. Except in an emergency, only one person designated by the licensee of a facility may administer medications to children. A person designated by the licensee of a facility pursuant to this subsection must be trained in the administration of medication by a health care professional or the parent of a child cared for in the facility and authorized to administer the medication pursuant to NRS 453.375 or 454.213.

     4. The licensee of a facility shall maintain a written record containing:

     (a) The name of each medication administered;

     (b) The name of the child to whom it was administered; and

     (c) The date and time on which it was administered on a weekly basis. The record must be kept in the child’s file.

     5. A prescribed medication must, upon discontinuance of use, be promptly destroyed or returned to the child’s parent.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. for Child Care, eff. 6-5-84; A 3-11-92; R032-07, 4-23-2009)