OAR 333-027-0110: Conformance with Physician's or Allowed Practitioner’s Orders

(1) Agency personnel shall administer drugs and treatments only as ordered by the patient's physician or allowed practitioner in accordance with 42 CFR 484.60 or by other providers as authorized by Oregon law. (2) The nurse or therapist who receives a verbal order shall immediately record the order and transmit it to the physician or allowed practitioner within 72 hours. (3) The physician's or allowed practitioner's countersignature shall be obtained within 30 calendar days of the verbal order. (4) Agency professional personnel shall check all medicines that a patient may be taking to identify possible ineffective drug therapy, adverse reactions, significant side effects, drug allergies, and contraindicated medication. (5) Agency professional personnel shall promptly report any problems to the patient's physician or allowed practitioner. (6) Only medications and treatments that must be administered to the patient by agency personnel need to be on a written order form from the physician or allowed practitioner.