CMS 30-minute rule for drug administration needs revision

CMS 30-minute rule for drug administration needs revision.
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 9, 2010;15:1-6.

This piece highlights nurses' responses to a national survey that explored problems associated with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) medication administration timing requirement.

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CMS 30-minute rule for drug administration needs revision


State Operations Manual
Appendix A - Survey Protocol, Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines for Hospitals
370 pages
http://www.cms.gov/manuals/Downloads/som107ap_a_hospitals.pdf