Assistance with self-administration of medication.
El Paso City Code § 5.07.070
in effect5.07.070 - Assistance with self-administration of medication.
A. Assistance with self-administration of medication may be provided to adult residents who can identify their medication and know when their medication should be taken but require assistance with self-administration. Assistance with self-administration of medication may not be provided to minors.
B. Assistance with self-administration of medication is limited to:
1. Reminding the resident to take medication;
2. Opening a container, removing medication from a container, and placing medication in a resident's hand or in/on a clean surface, such as a pill cup or medication reminder box, for the resident's self-administration; and
3. Reminding the resident when a prescription needs to be refilled.
C. All residents' medication must be stored in a locked area. The boarding home facility must provide a central locked storage or individual locked storage areas for each resident's medication.
1. If the boarding home facility uses a central medication storage area, a boarding home employee must be available to provide access at all times and each resident's medication must be stored separately from other residents' medications within the storage area.
2. If a resident's medication requires refrigeration, the boarding home facility must provide a refrigerator with a designated and locked storage area or a refrigerator inside a locked medication room.
3. Medications labeled for "external use only" must be stored separately within the locked area.
4. Poisonous substances must be labeled, stored safely, and stored separately from medications within a locked area.
5. If a boarding home facility stores controlled drugs, the facility must adopt and enforce a written policy for preventing the diversion of the controlled drugs.
D. Medication that remains in the boarding home facility after a resident is no longer lodging in the facility must be properly disposed of by the owner or operator in accordance with applicable county or municipality requirements.
(Ord. No. 17691, § 1, 12-6-2011, eff. 2-29-2012)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT5BULIPERE_CH5.07BOHOFA_5.07.070ASSEMIMEFetched: 10/28/2026