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(d) A provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(5) shall meet the following requirements for the administration and storage of medication:
(1) a provider may administer medication only as follows:
(A) upon admission or when a new medication is prescribed, the provider shall obtain from the parent of a child in care written permission for the administration of prescription medication;
(B) the provider shall administer prescription medication and special medical procedures only in the dosage, at the intervals, or in the manner prescribed by a physician or other person legally authorized to prescribe medication or medical procedures, and shall document in a medication log the date and time each dose is administered and the provider’s initials;
(C) if written permission has not been obtained from the child’s parent for the administration of a commonly used nonprescription medication or medication contained in the first-aid kit required under 7 AAC 10.1075 and 7 AAC 41.230(b), the provider shall document telephone permission to administer that medication;
(D) the provider shall document in a medication log, including the date and time each dose is administered and the provider’s initials, the use of any commonly used nonprescription medication for oral or topical use kept on hand by the provider for the communal use of any child;
(E) the provider shall ensure that prescription medicine is kept in
(i) the original container showing the date filled, the expiration date, instructions, and the physician’s or other medical professional’s name; or
(ii) medicine sets filled by a pharmacist or a licensed medical professional; the prescription date filled, the expiration date, instructions, and the physician’s or other medical professional’s name must be affixed to or stored with each medicine set;
(F) the provider shall ensure that all unused medication is returned to the parent of a child in care when the medication is no longer needed.
(2) a provider shall ensure that
(A) each stored medication, including each nonprescription medication, is in its original container and properly labeled with the name of the child for whom it is intended, the name of the medication, the dosage, the expiration date, and directions for administration;
(B) medications are stored in a manner that prevents access by unauthorized persons;
(C) medications, including controlled substances, are stored in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations; in this subparagraph, “controlled substance” means a drug,