[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR418.96]

[Page 790]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE
                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,
                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 418--HOSPICE CARE--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart E--Conditions of Participation: Other Services
 
Sec. 418.96  Condition of participation--Medical supplies.

    Medical supplies and appliances including drugs and biologicals, 
must be provided as needed for the palliation and management of the 
terminal illness and related conditions.
    (a) Standard: Administration. All drugs and biologicals must be 
administered in accordance with accepted standards of practice.
    (b) Standard: Controlled drugs in the patient's home. The hospice 
must have a policy for the disposal of controlled drugs maintained in 
the patient's home when those drugs are no longer needed by the patient.
    (c) Standard: Administration of drugs and biologicals. Drugs and 
biologicals are administered only by the following individuals:
    (1) A licensed nurse or physician.
    (2) An employee who has completed a State-approved training program 
in medication administration.
    (3) The patient if his or her attending physician has approved.
    (4) Any other individual in accordance with applicable State and 
local laws. The persons, and each drug and biological they are 
authorized to administer, must be specified in the patient's plan of 
care.