MEDICATION - ADMINISTRATION(4) MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION. (a) For facilities that provide medication administration, a staff member licensed to administer medications must be available to administer medications in accordance with a health care provider's order or prescription label. (b) Unusual reactions to the medication or a significant change in the resident's health or behavior that may be caused by the medication must be documented in the resident's record and reported immediately to the resident's health care provider. The contact with the health care provider must also be documented in the resident's record. (c) Medication administration includes conducting any examination or other procedure necessary for the proper administration of medication that the resident cannot conduct personally and that can be performed by licensed staff. (d) A facility that performs clinical laboratory tests for residents, including blood glucose testing, must be in compliance with the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) and Chapter 483, Part I, F.S. A valid copy of the federal CLIA Certificate must be maintained in the facility. A federal CLIA certificate is not required if residents perform the test themselves or if a third party assists residents in performing the test. The facility is not required to maintain a federal CLIA Certificate if facility staff assist residents in performing clinical laboratory testing with the residents' equipment. Information about the federal CLIA Certificate is available from the Laboratory and In-Home Services Unit, Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 32, Tallahassee, FL 32308; telephone (850)412-4500.
Corrected Oct 15, 2025
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