(1) All residents must take their own medications.

(2) The licensee shall, as necessary, be responsible for providing assistance to the resident in taking his medications, including, but not limited to:

(a) reminding the resident to take medications;

(b) assisting with the removal of a cap;

(c) assisting with the removal of a medication from a container for residents with a disability which prevents performance of this act; or

(d) observing the resident take the medication.

(3) If the licensee must assist the resident in taking medicine in any way, the licensee shall assure that a medication record is kept noting the doses taken and not taken.

(4) The medication record shall indicate the reason for the omission of any dose of medication.

(5) Prescription drugs shall be purchased from a licensed pharmacy, labeled with the name, address and telephone number of the pharmacy, name of the resident, name and strength of the drug, direction for use, date filled, prescription number and name of physician and expiration date. Controlled substances shall have a warning label on the bottle.

(6) There shall be a locked storage space provided for resident's medication.

(7) All medication shall be left in the container in which it was provided to the resident by the pharmacist or physician.

(8) If the resident is not able to do so, the licensee shall destroy all discontinued prescriptions. Documentation of disposition including resident's name, name of drug, quantity and prescription number shall be signed by the licensee disposing of the medication. This documentation shall be filed in the resident's record.

(9) Over-the-counter drugs shall be locked up and made available only to the resident who purchased them.