B.C. Reg. 494/2004, deposited November 19, 2004, pursuant to the COMMUNITY CARE AND ASSISTED LIVING ACT [Section 34 (3) (e)]. Order in Council 1111/2004, approved and ordered November 18, 2004.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Assisted Living Regulation, B.C. Reg. 218/2004, is amended by adding the following sections:

Medication storage

5 (1) In this section:

"pharmacist" has the same meaning as in the Pharmacists, Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act;

"registrant" includes an employee or agent of a registrant.

(2) If a registrant stores medications for residents in a central location in an assisted living residence, the registrant must

(a) consult with a pharmacist regarding proper procedures for medication storage and distribution,

(b) make a record of the consultation, and

(c) make the record available to the registrar if the registrar requests it.

(3) If a registrant stores medications for residents in a central location in an assisted living residence, the registrant must ensure the prompt return to the pharmacy that dispensed it of any medication that

(a) has expired, or

(b) is no longer in use by the resident for whom the medication was prescribed.

Medication administration

6 (1) In this section, "registrant" includes an employee or agent of a registrant.

(2) If a registrant administers medications to residents, the registrant must

(a) make a record of all errors in the administration of medication, and

(b) make the record available to the registrar if the registrar requests it.

(3) If a registrant administers a medication to a resident, the registrant must report promptly to the registrar any error in the administration of the medication that causes, in whole or in part, the resident to require emergency intervention or transfer to a hospital.

— C. HANSEN, Minister of Health Services; G. CAMPBELL, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

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