Tennessee Code 68-11-2204 – Provision of facility-provided medication
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-11-2204
- Facility: means a hospital operating room or hospital emergency room department. See Tennessee Code 68-11-2203
- Facility-provided medication: means a topical antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, dilation, or glaucoma drop or ointment that a facility employee has on standby or that is retrieved from a dispensing system for a specified patient for use during a procedure or visit. See Tennessee Code 68-11-2203
If a facility-provided medication is ordered at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance for surgical procedures and is administered to a patient at the facility, then an unused portion of the facility-provided medication may be offered to the patient upon discharge when it is required for continuing treatment.