[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR418.96]



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                         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



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laws. The persons, and each drug and biological they are authorized to 

administer, must be specified in the patient's plan of care.