NAC639.494. Prescriptions for controlled substances: Accountability record; handling of unused portions.

     1. Each prescription for a controlled substance which is administered to a patient at a facility must be accompanied by the controlled substances accountability record. The record must include:

     (a) The patient’s name;

     (b) The name of the controlled substance;

     (c) The date the facility received the controlled substance from the pharmacy;

     (d) The signature of the employee of the facility who received the controlled substance;

     (e) The number of the prescription;

     (f) The total dosage units of the controlled substance;

     (g) The strength of the controlled substance;

     (h) The date and time each dosage of the controlled substance is administered and the signature of the person administering the controlled substance; and

     (i) The number of dosage units of the controlled substance which remain after the administration of the controlled substance is completed, including:

          (1) The number of dosage units disposed;

          (2) The date of the disposition of the dosage units;

          (3) The signature of the director or a licensed nurse designated by the director; and

          (4) The signature of the licensed consulting pharmacist of the facility or a pharmacist designated by the licensed consulting pharmacist.

     2. Any unused portion of the controlled substance must be immediately delivered to the director for destruction pursuant to NAC 639.498. The director shall ensure the security of those controlled substances.

     3. The director shall establish a procedure to ensure that the number of dosage units remaining in each unused portion of a controlled substance corresponds to the information contained in the controlled substances accountability record.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy, eff. 7-1-92)