Rules & Regulations of the Medical Staff

	6.6
Personnel authorized to accept and transcribe orders shall be registered nurses, resident physicians in a qualified educational program, licensed respiratory therapists, pharmacists or registered dietitians within their scope of practice.
	6.7	Orders which are illegible or improperly written will not be carried out until rewritten.
	6.8	Standing Orders, when felt necessary, may be formulated only by joint action of the Medical Executive Committee and department chairperson. They shall be followed insofar as proper treatment of the patient will allow, and shall constitute the orders of treatment until specific orders are written and signed by a physician, oral and maxillofacial surgeon or podiatrist.
	6.9	Members of the Medical Staff who prescribe drugs for inpatients shall do so in accordance with the rules and policies of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, which has the responsibility to maintain the Formulary in agreement with the best available information regarding new drugs, sources of supply, and safety.
		6.9(a)	Medication orders will include the name of the drug, dosage, route of administration and frequency.