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

What this rule requires your agency to do

• 1Obtain the physician's or allowed practitioner's countersignature within 30 calendar days of the verbal order (3).(OAR 333-027-0110 — Conformance with Physician's or Allowed Practitioner's Orders)
• 2Administer drugs and treatments only as ordered by the patient's physician or allowed practitioner per 42 CFR 484.60, or by other providers authorized by Oregon law (1).(OAR 333-027-0110 — Conformance with Physician's or Allowed Practitioner's Orders)
• 3The nurse or therapist receiving a verbal order must immediately record it and transmit it to the physician or allowed practitioner within 72 hours (2).(OAR 333-027-0110 — Conformance with Physician's or Allowed Practitioner's Orders)
• 4Check all medicines the patient may be taking to identify ineffective drug therapy, adverse reactions, significant side effects, drug allergies, and contraindicated medication (4).(OAR 333-027-0110 — Conformance with Physician's or Allowed Practitioner's Orders)
• 5Promptly report any medication problems to the patient's physician or allowed practitioner (5).(OAR 333-027-0110 — Conformance with Physician's or Allowed Practitioner's Orders)