Unit Dose Packaging
Requirements
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Date: February 6, 2001 - DSL-BQA-01-001
To: Community Based Residential Facilities CBRF 01
From: La Vern Woodford, Chief, Resident Care Review Section
via: Susan Schroeder, Director, Bureau of Quality Assurance
The Bureau of Quality Assurance is issuing a statewide waiver of the
portion of s. HFS 83.33(3)(e)4. that addresses medication packaging requirements when a
facility does not employ an appropriately licensed person, pharmacist or prescribing
practitioner to provide general or direct supervision to staff members. The waiver is
in relation to s. HFS 83.33(3)(e)4. that states:
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"…the resident’s prescription medication shall be packaged
by a pharmacist in unit dose or unit time packets, a blister pack, multi-day pill holder
or similar device, and each packet, pack, holder or similar device shall be labeled by the
pharmacist under the provisions of s.450.11(4), Stats."
The Bureau will waive the requirement for unit dose packaging of medications
that are available over-the-counter (OTC) unless the practitioner who prescribes the
medication specifies unit dose packaging. Unit dose or unit time packets, blister packs,
multi-day pill holders or similar devices are still required for prescription medications
that are not available over-the-counter.
If you have any questions regarding this issue, please contact the appropriate Regional
Field Operations Director listed below [via Regional
Offices, ask for Assisted Living Supervisor]
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