California Business and Professions Code
§ 4071.1
BPC § 4071.1 Effective Sep 1, 2023Div. 2 · Ch. 9 · Art. 4
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)A prescriber, a prescriber’s authorized agent, or a pharmacist may electronically enter a prescription or an order, as defined in Section 4019, into a pharmacy’s or hospital’s computer from any location outside of the pharmacy or hospital with the permission of the pharmacy or hospital. For purposes of this section, a “prescriber’s authorized agent” is a person licensed or registered under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500).
(b)This section does not reduce the existing authority of other hospital personnel to enter medication orders or prescription orders into a hospital’s computer.
(c)A dangerous drug or dangerous device shall not be dispensed pursuant to a prescription that has been electronically entered into a pharmacy’s computer without the prior approval of a pharmacist.
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Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 141, Sec. 1. (AB 1557) Effective September 1, 2023.