California Code of Regulations (Last Updated: August 6, 2014) |
Title 22. Social Security |
Division 5. Licensing and Certification of Health Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Clinics, and Referral Agencies |
Chapter 1. General Acute Care Hospitals |
Article 1. Definitions |
§ 70029. Drug Administration.
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- Drug administration means the act in which a single dose of a prescribed drug or biological is given to a patient by an authorized person in accordance with all laws and regulations governing such acts. The complete act of administration entails removing an individual dose from a previously dispensed properly labeled container, including a unit dose container, verifying the dose with the prescriber's orders, giving the individual dose to the proper patient and promptly recording the time and dose given.