Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 22. Social Services |
Agency 40. Department of Social Services |
Chapter 111. Standards for Licensed Family Day Homes |
Section 710. Prescription medication
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The family day home may administer prescription medication that would normally be administered by a parent or guardian to a child provided:
1. The medication is administered by a caregiver who meets the requirements in 22VAC40-111-220 A;
2. The caregiver administers only those drugs that were dispensed from a pharmacy and maintained in the original, labeled container; and
3. The caregiver administers drugs only to the child identified on the prescription label in accordance with the prescriber's instructions pertaining to dosage, frequency, and manner of administration.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 26, Issue 07, eff. July 1, 2010.