California Health and Safety Code

§ 11167

HSC § 11167 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 10 · Ch. 4 · Art. 1

Statute text

Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 11164, in an emergency where failure to issue a prescription may result in loss of life or intense suffering, an order for a controlled substance may be dispensed on an oral order, an electronic data transmission order, or a written order not made on a controlled substance form as specified in Section 11162.1, subject to all of the following requirements:

(a)The order contains all information required by subdivision (a) of Section 11164.

(b)Any written order is signed and dated by the prescriber in ink, and the pharmacy reduces any oral or electronic data transmission order to hard copy form prior to dispensing the controlled substance.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 867, Sec. 8. (SB 1144) Effective January 1, 2013.