Controlled Substance Storage Deficiency
Penalty
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Summary
During an inspection of one of the facility's medication rooms, a surveyor observed that the metal narcotic box was left unlocked. Inside the unlocked box was a package labeled Lorazepam Intensol oral concentrate 2 mg/ml, which included a bottle of the medication and a medicine dropper. The unit manager, an LPN, confirmed to the surveyor that the narcotic box should be locked at all times. The Director of Nursing also stated in an interview that narcotic boxes are required to be kept locked. A review of the facility's Controlled Medication Storage Policy indicated that all controlled substances must be stored in a double-locked system, in accordance with regulatory requirements.