Colorado § 25-1-138 - Health facilities - on-site administered topical medication - use for continued treatment - definitions.

§ 25-1-138. Health facilities - on-site administered topical medication - use for continued treatment - definitions.

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Facility-provided medication" or "medication" means a topical medication that a health facility has on hand or is retrieved from a dispensing system for a specified patient for use during a surgical procedure or a visit to a health facility.

(b) "Health facility" means a hospital licensed pursuant to section 25-1.5-103 and an ambulatory surgical center licensed pursuant to article 3 of this title 25.

(2) (a) A health facility or hospital pharmacy may offer any unused portion of a facility-provided medication to a patient upon the patient's discharge from the health facility if the medication is required for continued treatment, the medication does not contain a controlled substance, and the medication was administered to the patient during the patient's visit to the health facility. A health facility shall document within the patient's medical record that the patient must continue the medication at home, including the patient's dosage and directions for use.

(b) A health facility or hospital pharmacy shall:

(I) Label a facility-provided medication with, at a minimum, the facility name, the prescribing health-care provider's name, the patient's name, the drug identification, and the directions for use if the instructions are not provided to the patient at the time of discharge from the facility; or

(II) If the facility-provided medication's container includes only the name and strength of the medication, include the facility name, the prescribing health-care provider's name, the patient's name, and the directions for use with education materials provided to the patient at the time of discharge from the facility.

(3) If a facility-provided medication is used for a patient in an operating room or emergency department setting or for a visit to a health facility and the facility-provided medication is provided to the patient for continuity of treatment, the health facility or hospital pharmacy, whichever provides the medication, is responsible for counseling the patient on the proper use of the medication, and a pharmacist's requirement to counsel the patient concerning the medication pursuant to section 12-280-138 is waived.

Source: L. 2024: Entire section added, (SB 24-087), ch. 120, p. 391, § 2, effective April 22.

PART 2

ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE

25-1-201 to 25-1-217. (Repealed)

Source: L. 2010: Entire part repealed, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 675, § 1, effective April 29.

Editor's note: (1) This part 2 was numbered as article 36 of chapter 66, C.R.S. 1963. For amendments to this part 2 prior to its repeal in 2010, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.

(2) The provisions of this part 2 were relocated to article 80 of title 27 in 2010.

(3) Section 25-1-201 (4) was amended by House Bill 10-1422 and section 25-1-217 (3)(a) was amended by House Bill 10-1347. Said bills were harmonized with Senate Bill 10-175 and relocated to sections 27-80-101 and 27-80-117, respectively.

PART 3

ALCOHOLISM AND INTOXICATION TREATMENT

25-1-301 to 25-1-316. (Repealed)

Source: L. 2010: Entire part repealed, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 675, § 1, effective April 29.

Editor's note: (1) This part 3 was numbered as article 45 of chapter 66, C.R.S. 1963. For amendments to this part 3 prior to its repeal in 2010, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.

(2) The provisions of this part 3 were relocated to article 81 of title 27 in 2010.

PART 4

STATE CHEMIST