Medication Support Services Sample Clauses
The Medication Support Services clause defines the responsibilities and procedures related to assisting individuals with the management and administration of their medications. This typically includes tasks such as reminding clients to take their prescribed medications, helping with medication organization, and monitoring for adherence or side effects. The clause applies to service providers who support clients in maintaining their medication regimens safely and effectively. Its core practical function is to ensure that clients receive appropriate assistance with medications, thereby reducing the risk of missed doses, medication errors, or adverse health outcomes.
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Medication Support Services. For Contractors that provide or store medications: Contractor will store and dispense medications in compliance with all pertinent state and federal standards. Policies and procedures must be in place for dispensing, administering and storing medications consistent with BHRS Policy 99-03, Medication Room Management and BHRS Policy 04-08 Medication Monitoring located at ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. In particular:
a. Medications are logged in, verified, counted and added to inventory sheets.
b. All medications obtained by prescription are labeled in compliance with federal and state laws. Prescription labels are altered only by persons legally authorized to do so.
c. Medications intended for external use only are stored separately from medications intended for internal use; food and blood samples are stored in separate refrigerators.
d. All medications are stored at proper temperatures: room temperature drugs at 59-86 degrees Fahrenheit and refrigerated drugs at 36-46 degrees Fahrenheit.
e. Medications are stored in a locked area with access limited to those medical personnel authorized to prescribe, dispense or administer medication.
f. Medications are disposed of after the expiration date and recorded.
g. Injectable multi-dose vials are dated and initialed when opened.
h. A medications log is maintained to ensure that expired, contaminated, deteriorated and abandoned medications are disposed in a manner consistent with state and federal laws.
Medication Support Services. Evaluate need for medication, clinical effectiveness, side 2 effects of medication and obtaining informed consent.
3 a. Medication education shall be provided including discussing risks, benefits and 4 alternatives with the Clients or significant support persons when indicated.
5 b. Plan development related to decreasing impairments, delivering of services, evaluating 6 of the status of the Client's community functions, and prescribing, dispensing and administering 7 psychotropic medications shall be discussed with the Client and documented.
8 c. Medication support services may occur in the office or in the field.
Medication Support Services. Evaluate need for medication, clinical effectiveness, side effects of medication and obtaining informed consent.
a. Medication education shall be provided including discussing risks, benefits and alternatives with the Clients or significant support persons.
b. Plan development related to decreasing impairments, delivery of services, evaluation of the status of the Client's community functions, prescribing, dispensing and administering psychotropic medications shall be discussed with the Client and documented.
Medication Support Services. 6 1) CONTRACTOR shall provide medications, as clinically appropriate, to all residents 7 regardless of funding.
8 2) CONTRACTOR shall educate residents on the role of medication in their recovery 9 plan, and how the resident can take an active role in their own recovery process. CONTRACTOR shall 10 provide education to residents on medication choices, risks, benefits, alternatives, side effects and how 11 these can be managed. Resident education will be provided on a regularly scheduled basis via individual 12 and group sessions.
13 3) CONTRACTOR shall obtain signed medication consent forms for each psychotropic 14 medication prescribed.
15 4) Medications will be dispensed by a physician’s order by licensed and qualified staff 16 in accordance with CCR, Title 9, Div. 1, Chapter 3, Article 3.5, Section 532.1, as well as CCL 17 Requirements.
18 5) Licensed staff authorized to dispense medication will document the resident’s 19 response to their medication, as well as any side effects to that medication, in the resident’s record.
20 6) CONTRACTOR shall insure all medications are securely locked in a designated 21 storage area with access limited to only those personnel authorized to prescribe, dispense, or administer 22 medication.
23 7) CONTRACTOR shall establish written policies and procedures that govern the 24 receipt, storage and dispensing of medication in accordance with state regulations.
25 8) CONTRACTOR shall not utilize sample medications in the program without first 26 establishing policies and procedures for the use of sample medications consistent with State regulatory 27 requirements.
28 9) CONTRACTOR shall provide a medication follow-up visit by a psychiatrist at a 29 frequency necessary to manage the acute symptoms to allow the resident to safely stay at the Crisis 30 Residential Program and to prepare the resident to transition to outpatient level of care upon discharge.
Medication Support Services. Evaluate need for medication, clinical effectiveness, side 24 effects of medication, and obtaining informed consent.
25 a. Medication education shall be provided including discussing risks, benefits and 26 alternatives with the clients or significant support persons.
27 b. Plan development related to decreasing impairments, delivery of services, and 28 evaluation of the status of the client's community functions; and prescribing, dispensing, and 29 administering psychotropic medications shall be discussed with the client and documented.
Medication Support Services. 1) CONTRACTOR shall provide medications, as clinically appropriate, to all clients regardless of funding.
2) CONTRACTOR shall educate clients on the role of medication in their recovery plan, and how the client can take an active role in their own recovery process. These educational efforts should be geared toward older adults and if necessary will focus on management of multiple medications for multiple conditions. CONTRACTOR shall provide education to clients on medication choices, risks, benefits, alternatives, side effects and how these can be managed. Client education will be provided on a regularly scheduled basis via individual and group sessions.
3) CONTRACTOR shall obtain signed medication consent forms for each psychotropic medication prescribed.
4) Medications will be dispensed by a physician’s order by licensed and qualified staff in accordance with CCR, Title 9, Div. 1, Chapter 3, Article 3.5, Section 532.1, as well as CCL Requirements.
5) Licensed staff authorized to dispense medication will document the client’s response to their medication, as well as any side effects to that medication, in the client’s chart.
6) CONTRACTOR shall insure all medications are securely locked in a designated storage area with access limited to only those personnel authorized to prescribe, dispense, or administer medication.
7) CONTRACTOR shall establish written policies and procedures that govern the receipt, storage and dispensing of medication in accordance with state regulations.
8) CONTRACTOR shall not utilize sample medications in the program without first establishing policies and procedures for the use of sample medications consistent with State regulatory requirements.
9) CONTRACTOR shall provide a medication follow-up visit by a psychiatrist at a frequency necessary to manage the acute symptoms to allow the client to safely stay at the Crisis Residential Program and to prepare the client to transition to outpatient level of care upon discharge. At a minimum, CONTRACTOR shall provide an initial psychiatric evaluation by a psychiatrist within twelve (12) hours after admission and will have a psychiatrist available as needed for medication follow-up as needed or at a minimum twice per week thereafter.
10) Upon discharge, CONTRACTOR shall make available a sufficient supply of current psychiatric medications to which the client has responded, to meet the client’s needs until they can be seen in an outpatient clinic. This may be a combination of new prescrip...
Medication Support Services. Contractor shall provide Medication Support Services by a licensed psychiatrist for each client pre-authorized for Medication Support Services by the Deputy Director or designee and to the extent medically necessary.
Medication Support Services. Prescribing, administering, dispensing and monitoring of psychiatric medications or biologicals that are necessary to alleviate the symptoms of mental illness. Service activities may include but are not limited to:
4.2.1. Evaluation of the need for medication;
4.2.2. Evaluation of clinical effectiveness and side effects;
4.2.3. Obtaining informed consent;
4.2.4. Instruction in the use, risks and benefits of, and alternatives for, medication;
4.2.5. Collateral and plan development related to the delivery of service and/or assessment for the client;
4.2.6. Prescribing, administering, dispensing and monitoring of psychiatric medications or biologicals; and
4.2.7. Medication education;
Medication Support Services. Evaluate need for individual medication, clinical
16 a. Medication education shall be provided including discussing risks, benefits and
18 b. Plan development related to decreasing impairments, delivering of services, evaluating
21 c. Medication support services may occur in the office or in the field.
Medication Support Services. CONTRACTOR shall provide medication support services. Medication support services are services that include prescribing, administering, dispensing and monitoring psychiatric medications or biologicals that are necessary to alleviate the symptoms of mental illness. Service activities may include, but are not limited to: evaluation of need for medication; evaluation of clinical effectiveness and side effects; obtaining informed consent; instruction in the use, risks and benefits of and alternatives for medications; and collateral and plan development related to the delivery of the services and/or assessment of the patients.
2.3.3.1 Medication support services must only be provided by include psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, consultation, prescribing of medications, case management
2.3.3.2 Understanding limited resources, priority for the delivery of medication support services will be given to the North Lake Tahoe region.
2.3.3.3 Medication support services may be provided either through direct face to face encounter with the client or through tele-psychiatry.
2.3.3.4 CONTRACTOR must adhere to all State and Federal regulations when delivering tele-psychiatry services.