Section 388-148-1590. Can I choose to give prescribed medications, including psychotropic medication?
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(1) You must not start or stop giving a child's prescribed medication without approval from the child's physician.
(2) In addition to the physician, you must coordinate starting or stopping a child's psychotropic medication with the child's social worker to determine what consent is needed. The social worker may need to obtain consent from the child age thirteen and older, the parent, or the court.
(3) You must not give medications to a child that has been prescribed for someone else.
