La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-6035

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-6035 - Medications

A. All medications, including IV fluids, shall be current in accordance with the manufacturer's expiration date.

B. All ambulance services shall have a system in place to identify and remove recalled pharmaceuticals from the service's inventory.

C. Controlled Dangerous Substances

1. All paramedic ambulance services must have both a Louisiana Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) license and a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) controlled substance registration. This license and registration shall be for the services, headquarters or central location.

a. If the ambulance service is owned by a hospital that holds a CDS license and DEA registration it is exempt from this requirement.

2. All controlled dangerous substances carried on ambulances must be under the personal control of a paramedic or kept in a substantially constructed, securely locked cabinet on the vehicle. Controlled substances may not be left unattended in unlocked medication kits.

3. All controlled substances kept at the ambulance service's central location must be stored in a substantially constructed securely locked cabinet or a safe.

4. Ambulance services must maintain both a dispenser's log and a perpetual inventory of their controlled substances unless they are part of a hospital.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-6035

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 35:475 (March 2009).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1235.2 and R.S. 40:973.