Nursing homes/healthcare facilities must provide a process to determine if a resident is able to safely self-administer medications. The interdisciplinary team must consider the resident's physical capacity, cognitive status, comprehension, and ability to store medication safely. If self-administration is determined to be safe, the request must be honored. Medication errors occurring with self-administration should not be counted in the facility's medication error rate or cited. Facilities must also have a process to demonstrate that the resident has taken the self-administered medication. This will ensure that residents are receiving the appropriate care and that medication errors are not occurring.

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