Section 424.722 - Records of prescription and nonprescription medication administered to children: Maintenance; required contents1. A specialized foster home or a foster home with which a foster care agency has entered into a contract that administers any prescription and nonprescription medication to a child shall maintain a record of each medication administered to the child. The record must contain: (a) The name, age and any known allergies of the child;(b) For a child to whom a psychotropic medication is administered, the written consent provided pursuant to NRS 432B.4687 by the person who is legally responsible for the psychiatric care of the child;(c) Except for the administration of a medication governed by the specific requirements of paragraph (b), written consent provided by the parent or legal guardian of the child for the administration of any prescription or nonprescription medication, and for any change in the administration of medication to the child;(d) Separate sections for medication prescribed for the child which must contain the name and dosage of the medication, the recommended schedule for administering the medication and the purpose of the medication;(e) The date and time any medication is actually administered to the child and the initials of the member of the direct care staff who administered the medication;(f) Documentation of any information provided to the child concerning the medication, including, without limitation, the name and dosage of the medication, the recommended schedule for administering the medication and the purpose of the medication;(g) A notation that the member of the direct care staff observed that the medication was taken properly and was not saved by the child;(h) A notation or other documentation of potential and anticipated effects of the medication, including, without limitation, any desired, expected or unexpected effects, as observed by the direct care staff; and(i) Documentation of any errors related to the management or administration of the medication, including, without limitation: (1) Administration of medication to the child that was not authorized;(2) Administration of the incorrect medication to the child;(3) Failure to provide a dose of the medication to the child;(4) Administration of the incorrect dose of the medication to the child;(5) Administration of the medication to the child at the incorrect time; and(6) Failure to provide medication because of the refusal of the child to take the medication, including the circumstances surrounding the refusal.2. As used in this section, "person who is legally responsible for the psychiatric care of the child" means the person who is deemed to be the person legally responsible for the psychiatric care of the child pursuant to NRS 432B.4684 or is appointed by the court pursuant to NRS 432B.4685.Nev. Admin. Code § 424.722
Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R110-13, eff. 6-23-2014