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2018 SESSION
HB 501 Home hospice programs; disposal of drugs.
Introduced by: M. Keith Hodges | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Home hospice programs; disposal of drugs. Requires every hospice to develop policies and procedures for the disposal of drugs dispensed as part of the hospice plan of care for a patient, which shall include requirements that such disposal be (i) performed in a manner that complies with all state and federal requirements for the safe disposal of drugs by a licensed nurse, physician assistant, or physician who is employed by or has entered into a contract with the hospice program; (ii) witnessed by a member of the patient's family or a second employee of the hospice program who is licensed by a health regulatory board within the Department of Health Professions; and (iii) documented in the patient's medical record.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Home hospice programs; disposal of drugs. Provides that the Board of Health, in consultation with the Board of Pharmacy, shall promulgate regulations requiring a hospice program to establish a process for mitigating the risk of diversion of drugs dispensed to a hospice patient residing at home and for disposition of any unneeded dispensed drugs by an employee of the hospice program in a manner that is witnessed by the patient, patient's family member, or another employee of the hospice program and documented.