cms_WY: 64
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rowid | facility_name | facility_id | address | city | state | zip | inspection_date | deficiency_tag | scope_severity | complaint | standard | eventid | inspection_text | filedate |
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64 | SUBLETTE CENTER | 535017 | 333 N BRIDGER AVE | PINEDALE | WY | 82941 | 2019-03-14 | 755 | D | 0 | 1 | 68ZB11 | **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, staff interview, and policy and procedure review, the facility failed to ensure medications available for use were not expired in 1 of 2 medication carts (North medication cart). The findings were: 1. Observation during medication pass on [DATE] at 4:25 PM of the North medication cart showed the following concerns: a. One vial of [MEDICATION NAME] R 100 units/milliliter (ml) insulin showed no written expiration date. b. Three [MEDICATION NAME] flex touch insulin pens 100 unit/ml showed no written expiration date. c. One Humalog injection insulin pen 100 unit/ml showed no written expiration date. Interview with RN #2 at that time confirmed the medications had no written date, and were available for use. 2. Interview with the DON on [DATE] at 3:58 PM revealed it was the facility expectation that the medications were labeled with expiration dates, and they were to be discarded when expired. 3. Review of the policy named Administering Medication established on ,[DATE] showed .7. a .Insulin must have expiration date from date of opening labeled on the outside of the bottle. | 2020-09-01 |