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MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. 222 CONTROLLED DRUG DISPOSAL POLICY: • When a patient no longer requires the controlled drug, the nurse will inform the family of the need to destroy the remaining medication. • The nurse will dispose of the drug in the presence of another witness by flushing the drug down the sink or toilet. • Under no circumstances is the drug to be removed from the home after dispensing to the patient, unless drugs were provided under the Medicare Hospice Benefit. In this instance, the MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. may resume control. • Documentation reflecting the name and amount of the drug, method of disposal and witnesses will become part of the medical record. • Should the patient/family refuse to destroy the drug(s), the nurse will document this refusal in the medical record and notify the physician and Director of Patient Care Services.