Provision of medication management services.

(a) For each client who requests medication management services, the comprehensive home care provider shall, prior to providing medication management services, have a registered nurse, licensed health professional, or authorized prescriber under section 151.37 conduct an assessment to determine what medication management services will be provided and how the services will be provided. This assessment must be conducted face-to-face with the client. The assessment must include an identification and review of all medications the client is known to be taking. The review and identification must include indications for medications, side effects, contraindications, allergic or adverse reactions, and actions to address these issues.

(b) The assessment must new text begin : new text end

new text begin (1) new text end identify interventions needed in management of medications to prevent diversion of medication by the client or others who may have access to the medications deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and new text end

new text begin (2) provide instructions to the client or client's representative on interventions to manage the client's medications and prevent diversion of medications. new text end

"Diversion of medications" means the misuse, theft, or illegal or improper disposition of medications.