tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2009 Issue 19

REGULATION: Create a Policy to Take Back Patients' Unused Controlled Drugs Safely

You can protect family members from drug-related accidents after a patient's death. Scenario: Your hospice patient dies soon after you refill his prescribed medications. Leaving them in the home opens the door to potential drug diversion or accidental poisonings. You can eliminate this risk by returning for the medication, right?Not so fast: While leaving the meds could be dangerous getting them out of the house requires a mixture of regulatory and legal know-how, as well as awareness of environmental concerns.Use this advice to protect your patients' family members from harm while also staying within regulatory lines.Reality:...

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