A medication error includes, but is not limited to, the following:
  (1) A child receives the wrong medication;
  (2) A child receives medication prescribed to someone else;
  (3) A child receives the wrong dosage of medication;
  (4) A child receives medication at the wrong time;
  (5) A medication dose is skipped or missed;
  (6) A child receives expired medication;
  (7) Not following the medication administration instructions, such as giving a child medication on an empty stomach when the medication should be given with food; and
  (8) A child receives medication that was not stored as required to maintain the effectiveness of the medication, such as refrigerating or not refrigerating the medication or exposing the medication to heat or sunlight.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1561 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909