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2018 District of Columbia Code
Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Chapter 12 - Use of Trained Employees to Administer Medication to Persons with Intellectual Disabilities or Other Disabilities.
§ 21–1202. Self-administration of medication by program participants.
Universal Citation: DC Code § 21–1202 (2018)
A program participant may self-administer medication provided that:
(1) The program participant has been assessed by a registered nurse to have the ability to self-administer medication;
(2) The self-administration of medication is monitored; and
(3) The program participant’s self-administration skills include, but are not limited to, orientation to time, knowledge of quantities and proper storage, and understanding of possible medication reactions.
(Sept. 26, 1995, D.C. Law 11-52, § 601(b), 42 DCR 3684.)
Prior Codifications1981 Ed., § 21-1202.
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