What are the record keeping and physical security requirements for hospitals?
• The person in charge of a hospital is responsible for determining the appropriate level of control within the institution and to take any steps that are necessary to ensure the security of Targeted Substances. • Records should be kept in a manner that permits the tracking of Targeted Substances, the conduct of an audit or investigation and allows the detection of any loss and theft. • The requirements with respect to record keeping are described in section 66 of the Regulations which state the following: “The person in charge of a hospital must record or cause to be recorded the following information: • the brand name or, if the Targeted Substance does not have a brand name, the specified name, the quantity of any Targeted Substance received by the hospital and the date on which it was received; • the name and address of the Licensed Dealer, pharmacist or othe the disposition of the Targeted Substance and the date of its disposition; andr hospital that sold or provided the Targeted S
