INITIAL COMMENTS
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This report is a result of a complaint investigation conducted on 8/28/24 to 8/29/24 by staff from the Bureau of Program Licensure. Based on the findings of the complaint investigation, Women and Childrens Bridge House, was found not to be in compliance with the applicable chapters of 28 PA Code which pertain to the facility.
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Plan of Correction
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§ 717.24 LICENSURE Medication control and self-administration
§ 717.24. Medication control and self-administration. The licensee shall develop and implement written policies and procedures on the use of prescription and over-the-counter medications by residents, which must include:
(1) Self-administration of medication for residents who take medication.
(2) Safe storage of medication by the drug and alcohol recovery house and residents and procedures to address loss, theft, abandonment or misuse of medications. The policy must provide that controlled substances stored at the drug and alcohol recovery house will be kept in a locked container.
(3) Safe disposal of unused, expired or abandoned medication, in accordance with State and Federal regulations.
(4) Emergency procedures if an adverse medication reaction or overdose occurs on premises. The licensee shall have and make available overdose reversal medication on the premises of the drug and alcohol recovery house at all times.
(5) Prohibition on sharing prescription medication.
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Observations
Based on a physical plant inspection safe storage of medication by the drug and alcohol recovery house and residents controlled substances were not stored in a locked container.These findings were reviewed with the recovery house staff during the complaint investigation.
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Plan of Correction
The recovery house manager will monitor the recovery house resident to ensure they have placed the medication in their possession in the lock box provided to them. This was completed on 9/4/24 and will continue to be monitored on a weekly basis. |