La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-6045

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

Section I-6045 - Medications [Formerly section 6035]

A. All medications, including IV fluids, shall be in accordance with the manufacturer's guidelines and utilized prior to the expiration date.

1. Medical directors are authorized to extend expiration dates up to one year for critical medications.

B. All ambulance services shall have a system in place to identify and remove outdated and recalled pharmaceuticals from the service's inventory.

C. Controlled Dangerous Substances

1. All advanced life support ambulance services/providers must have both a Louisiana controlled dangerous substance (CDS) license and a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) controlled substance registration.

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 licensed EMS practitioner who is allowed to control these types of substances under their scope of practice 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 the service is part of a hospital and are maintained by the hospital.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-6045

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 35:475 (March 2009), amended by the Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, LR 49893 (5/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254, R.S. 40:1135.1 and R.S. 40:1135.2.