NAC639.484. Contents and maintenance of chart orders.

     1. Each original chart order must contain:

     (a) The patient’s name and the medical facility’s or correctional institution’s identification of that patient;

     (b) The name of the drug, its strength and the route of administration;

     (c) Directions for the use of the drug;

     (d) The date; and

     (e) The practitioner’s signature. Any verbal order signed by a practitioner’s agent must be cosigned by the practitioner.

     2. An original chart order must be maintained in the medical records of the patient along with the record of the administration of the medication.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy, eff. 3-27-90; A 9-12-91; R190-01, 3-4-2002)