NAC638.530. Storage and security of sodium pentobarbital, needles and syringes.

     1. An agency shall provide for the storage and security of sodium pentobarbital, needles and syringes.

     2. If a euthanasia technician is not on duty, sodium pentobarbital, needles and syringes must be kept in a metal safe which is securely attached to the building in which it is housed.

     3. If sodium pentobarbital, needles and syringes are stored in a safe that can be opened by an employee other than the euthanasia technician, the sodium pentobarbital must be kept in the safe in a separate locked container made of metal that is accessible only by the euthanasia technician.

     4. The temperature and environment in the safe must be adequate to assure the proper storage of the sodium pentobarbital.

     5. The euthanasia technician shall label each container of sodium pentobarbital with the name of the drug, the strength, the date that the sodium pentobarbital was received or prepared, a warning of the hazards, and the name and address of the euthanasia technician.

     6. If a euthanasia technician is on duty and an animal is being euthanized, the euthanasia technician may keep sodium pentobarbital, needles and syringes in a temporary storage cabinet that is constructed of strong material and locked. Only the euthanasia technician may have the key to the cabinet.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Veterinary Med. Exam’rs, eff. 6-20-90)