Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 74 Public Assistance - Section 74.42.250 Medication stop orders -- Procedure for developmentally disabled

§ 74.42.250. Medication stop orders -- Procedure for developmentally disabled

(1) When the physician's order for medication does not include a specific time limit or a specific number of dosages, the facility shall notify the physician that the medication will be stopped at a date certain unless the medication is ordered continued by the physician. The facility shall so notify the physician every thirty days.

(2) A facility for the developmentally disabled shall have an automatic stop order on all drugs, unless such stoppage will place the patient in jeopardy.

[1979 ex.s. c 211 § 25.]

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