California Code
DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS
CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy

ARTICLE 1 - Administration

Section 4000. - 4000. This chapter constitutes, and may be cited as, the...

Section 4001. - 4001. (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs...

Section 4001.1. - 4001.1. Protection of the public shall be the highest priority...

Section 4002. - 4002. (a) The board shall elect a president, a vice...

Section 4003. - 4003. (a) The board, with the approval of the director,...

Section 4004. - 4004. No member of the board shall teach pharmacy in...

Section 4005. - 4005. (a) The board may adopt rules and regulations, not...

Section 4006. - 4006. The board may adopt regulations consistent with this chapter...

Section 4007. - 4007. (a) Nothing in Section 4005 shall be construed as...

Section 4008. - 4008. (a) Except as provided by Section 159.5, the board...

Section 4009. - 4009. The board may not adopt or amend any rule...

Section 4010. - 4010. All authorized officers of the law, while investigating violations...

Section 4011. - 4011. The board shall administer and enforce this chapter and...

Section 4012. - 4012. The board shall upon request furnish any person with...

Section 4013. - 4013. (a) Any facility licensed by the board shall join...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 4015. - 4015. For purposes of this chapter, the definitions of the...

Section 4016. - 4016. “Administer” means the direct application of a drug or...

Section 4016.5. - 4016.5. “Advanced practice pharmacist” means a licensed pharmacist who has...

Section 4017. - 4017. “Authorized officers of the law” means inspectors of the...

Section 4017.3. - 4017.3. (a) An “automated drug delivery system” (ADDS) means a...

Section 4018. - 4018. “Board” means the California State Board of Pharmacy. (Amended...

Section 4019. - 4019. An “order,” entered on the chart or medical record...

Section 4021. - 4021. “Controlled substance” means any substance listed in Chapter 2...

Section 4021.5. - 4021.5. (a) “Correctional pharmacy” means a pharmacy, licensed by the...

Section 4022. - 4022. “Dangerous drug” or “dangerous device” means any drug or...

Section 4022.5. - 4022.5. (a) “Designated representative” means an individual to whom a...

Section 4022.6. - 4022.6. “Designated representative-reverse distributor” means an individual to whom a...

Section 4022.7. - 4022.7. (a) “Designated representative-3PL” means an individual to whom a...

Section 4023. - 4023. “Device” means any instrument, apparatus, machine, implant, in vitro...

Section 4023.5. - 4023.5. For the purposes of this chapter, “direct supervision and...

Section 4024. - 4024. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), “dispense” means...

Section 4025. - 4025. “Drug” means any of the following: (a) Articles recognized...

Section 4025.1. - 4025.1. “Nonprescription drug” means a drug which may be sold...

Section 4025.2. - 4025.2. “Nonprescription diabetes test device” means a glucose meter or...

Section 4026. - 4026. “Furnish” means to supply by any means, by sale...

Section 4026.5. - 4026.5. “Good standing” means a license issued by the board...

Section 4027. - 4027. (a) As used in this chapter, the terms “skilled...

Section 4028. - 4028. “Licensed hospital” means an institution, place, building, or agency...

Section 4029. - 4029. (a) “Hospital pharmacy” means and includes a pharmacy, licensed...

Section 4030. - 4030. “Intern pharmacist” means a person issued a license pursuant...

Section 4031. - 4031. “Laboratory” means a research, teaching, or testing laboratory not...

Section 4032. - 4032. “License” means and includes any license, permit, registration, certificate,...

Section 4033. - 4033. (a) (1) “Manufacturer” means and includes every person who...

Section 4034. - 4034. “Outsourcing facility” means a facility that meets all of...

Section 4034.5. - 4034.5. An “emergency medical services automated drug delivery system” or...

Section 4035. - 4035. “Person” includes, but is not limited to, firm, association,...

Section 4036. - 4036. “Pharmacist” means a natural person to whom a license...

Section 4036.5. - 4036.5. “Pharmacist-in-charge” means a pharmacist proposed by a pharmacy and...

Section 4037. - 4037. (a) “Pharmacy” means an area, place, or premises licensed...

Section 4038. - 4038. (a) “Pharmacy technician” means an individual who assists a...

Section 4039. - 4039. “Physicians,” “dentists,” “optometrists,” “pharmacists,” “doctors of podiatric medicine,” “veterinarians,”...

Section 4040. - 4040. (a) “Prescription” means an oral, written, or electronic transmission...

Section 4040.5. - 4040.5. “Reverse distributor” means every person who acts as an...

Section 4041. - 4041. “Veterinary food-animal drug retailer” is an area, place, or...

Section 4042. - 4042. “Veterinary food-animal drugs” as used in this chapter shall...

Section 4043. - 4043. “Wholesaler” means and includes a person who acts as...

Section 4044. - 4044. “Repackager” means a person or entity that is registered...

Section 4044.3. - 4044.3. (a) “Remote dispensing site pharmacy” means a licensed pharmacy...

Section 4044.5. - 4044.5. “Reverse third-party logistics provider” means an entity that processes...

Section 4044.6. - 4044.6. (a) “Supervising pharmacy” means a licensed pharmacy located in...

Section 4044.7. - 4044.7. “Telepharmacy” means a system that is used by a...

Section 4045. - 4045. “Third-party logistics provider” means an entity that provides or...

Section 4046. - 4046. “Surplus medication collection and distribution intermediary” means a firm,...

ARTICLE 3 - Scope of Practice and Exemptions

Section 4050. - 4050. (a) In recognition of and consistent with the decisions...

Section 4051. - 4051. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it...

Section 4052. - 4052. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacist may do...

Section 4052.01. - 4052.01. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pharmacist...

Section 4052.02. - 4052.02. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacist may initiate...

Section 4052.03. - 4052.03. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacist may initiate...

Section 4052.1. - 4052.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pharmacist...

Section 4052.2. - 4052.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacist may perform...

Section 4052.3. - 4052.3. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacist may...

Section 4052.4. - 4052.4. (a) Notwithstanding Section 2038 or any other provision of...

Section 4052.5. - 4052.5. (a) In addition to the authority allowed under Section...

Section 4052.6. - 4052.6. (a) A pharmacist recognized by the board as an...

Section 4052.7. - 4052.7. (a) A pharmacy may, at a patient’s request, repackage...

Section 4052.8. - 4052.8. (a) In addition to the authority provided in paragraph...

Section 4052.9. - 4052.9. (a) A pharmacist may furnish nicotine replacement products approved...

Section 4052.10. - 4052.10. (a) A pharmacist may dispense a Schedule II controlled...

Section 4053. - 4053. (a) Notwithstanding Section 4051, the board may issue a...

Section 4053.1. - 4053.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 4051, the board may issue a...

Section 4053.2. - 4053.2. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 4051 and 4053, the board may...

Section 4054. - 4054. Section 4051 shall not apply to a manufacturer or...

Section 4055. - 4055. Nothing in this chapter, nor any other law, shall...

Section 4056. - 4056. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, a licensed...

Section 4057. - 4057. (a) Except as provided in Section 4006, subdivision (d)...

Section 4058. - 4058. Every person holding a license issued under this chapter...

Section 4059. - 4059. (a) A person may not furnish any dangerous drug,...

Section 4059.5. - 4059.5. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, dangerous...

Section 4060. - 4060. A person shall not possess any controlled substance, except...

Section 4061. - 4061. (a) No manufacturer’s sales representative shall distribute any dangerous...

Section 4062. - 4062. (a) Notwithstanding Section 4059 or any other law, a...

Section 4063. - 4063. No prescription for any dangerous drug or dangerous device...

Section 4064. - 4064. (a) A prescription for a dangerous drug or dangerous...

Section 4064.5. - 4064.5. (a) A pharmacist may dispense not more than a...

Section 4065. - 4065. (a) “Injection card system,” as used in this section,...

Section 4066. - 4066. (a) Notwithstanding Section 4059, a wholesaler or pharmacy may...

Section 4067. - 4067. (a) No person or entity shall dispense or furnish,...

Section 4068. - 4068. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, a prescriber...

ARTICLE 4 - Requirements for Prescriptions

Section 4070. - 4070. (a) Except as provided in Section 4019 and subdivision...

Section 4071. - 4071. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prescriber may...

Section 4071.1. - 4071.1. (a) A prescriber, a prescriber’s authorized agent, or a...

Section 4072. - 4072. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pharmacist,...

Section 4073. - 4073. (a) A pharmacist filling a prescription order for a...

Section 4073.5. - 4073.5. (a) A pharmacist filling a prescription order for a...

Section 4074. - 4074. (a) A pharmacist shall inform a patient orally or...

Section 4075. - 4075. No prescription for a controlled substance transmitted by means...

Section 4076. - 4076. (a) A pharmacist shall not dispense a prescription except...

Section 4076.5. - 4076.5. (a) The board shall promulgate regulations that require, on...

Section 4076.6. - 4076.6. (a) Upon the request of a patient or patient’s...

Section 4076.7. - 4076.7. In addition to the requirements of Sections 4076 and...

Section 4077. - 4077. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c),...

Section 4078. - 4078. (a) (1) No person shall place a false or...

Section 4079. - 4079. (a) A pharmacy shall inform a customer at the...

ARTICLE 5 - Authority of Inspectors

Section 4080. - 4080. All stock of any dangerous drug or dangerous device...

Section 4081. - 4081. (a) All records of manufacture and of sale, acquisition,...

Section 4082. - 4082. When called upon by an inspector, the owner or...

Section 4083. - 4083. (a) An inspector may issue an order of correction...

Section 4084. - 4084. (a) When a board inspector finds, or has probable...

Section 4084.1. - 4084.1. The board may embargo any nonprescription diabetes test device...

Section 4085. - 4085. (a) It is unlawful for any person to remove,...

Section 4086. - 4086. (a) If a dangerous drug or dangerous device is...

ARTICLE 6 - General Requirements

Section 4100. - 4100. Within 30 days after changing his or her address...

Section 4101. - 4101. (a) A pharmacist may take charge of and act...

Section 4103. - 4103. Notwithstanding Section 2038, or any other provision of law,...

Section 4104. - 4104. (a) Every pharmacy shall have in place procedures for...

Section 4105. - 4105. (a) All records or other documentation of the acquisition...

Section 4106. - 4106. For purposes of license verification, a person may rely...

Section 4107. - 4107. (a) The board shall not issue more than one...

Section 4107.5. - 4107.5. If a manufacturer, wholesaler, third-party logistics provider, or pharmacy...

ARTICLE 7 - Pharmacies

Section 4110. - 4110. (a) No person shall conduct a pharmacy in the...

Section 4110.5. - 4110.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a county,...

Section 4111. - 4111. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), (d),...

Section 4112. - 4112. (a) Any pharmacy located outside this state that ships,...

Section 4113. - 4113. (a) Every pharmacy shall designate a pharmacist-in-charge and, within...

Section 4113.5. - 4113.5. (a) A community pharmacy shall not require a pharmacist...

Section 4113.7. - 4113.7. (a) A chain community pharmacy, as defined in subdivision...

Section 4114. - 4114. (a) An intern pharmacist may perform all functions of...

Section 4115. - 4115. (a) A pharmacy technician may perform packaging, manipulative, repetitive,...

Section 4115.5. - 4115.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacy technician trainee...

Section 4116. - 4116. (a) No person other than a pharmacist, an intern...

Section 4117. - 4117. No person other than a pharmacist, an intern pharmacist,...

Section 4118. - 4118. (a) When, in the opinion of the board, a...

Section 4118.5. - 4118.5. (a) A pharmacist at a hospital pharmacy shall obtain...

Section 4119. - 4119. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacy may furnish...

Section 4119.01. - 4119.01. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacy, or a...

Section 4119.10. - 4119.10. A pharmacy located in the state may use pharmacists...

Section 4119.11. - 4119.11. (a) A pharmacy located in the state may provide...

Section 4119.2. - 4119.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacy may furnish...

Section 4119.3. - 4119.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacy may dispense...

Section 4119.4. - 4119.4. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacy may furnish...

Section 4119.5. - 4119.5. (a) A pharmacy can transfer a reasonable supply of...

Section 4119.6. - 4119.6. An intern pharmacist under the direct supervision and control,...

Section 4119.7. - 4119.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a hospital pharmacy serving...

Section 4119.8. - 4119.8. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacy may furnish...

Section 4119.9. - 4119.9. Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacy, wholesaler, or manufacturer...

Section 4120. - 4120. (a) A nonresident pharmacy shall not sell or distribute...

Section 4121. - 4121. (a) Notwithstanding Section 651, an advertisement of the retail...

Section 4122. - 4122. (a) In every pharmacy there shall be prominently posted...

Section 4123. - 4123. Any pharmacy that contracts to compound a drug for...

Section 4124. - 4124. (a) Notwithstanding Section 2543, a pharmacist may dispense replacement...

Section 4125. - 4125. (a) Every pharmacy shall establish a quality assurance program...

Section 4126. - 4126. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a covered...

Section 4126.5. - 4126.5. (a) A pharmacy may furnish dangerous drugs only to...

Section 4126.8. - 4126.8. The compounding of drug preparations by a pharmacy for...

Section 4126.9. - 4126.9. (a) A pharmacy that issues a recall notice regarding...

Section 4126.10. - 4126.10. (a) A pharmacy located in California may distribute compounded...

ARTICLE 7.5 - Sterile Drug Products

Section 4127. - 4127. (a) A pharmacy that compounds sterile drug products shall...

Section 4127.1. - 4127.1. (a) A pharmacy shall not compound sterile drug products...

Section 4127.15. - 4127.15. Subject to the requirements of this section, the board...

Section 4127.2. - 4127.2. (a) A nonresident pharmacy shall not compound sterile drug...

Section 4127.3. - 4127.3. (a) Whenever the board has a reasonable belief, based...

Section 4127.4. - 4127.4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of...

Section 4127.6. - 4127.6. This article shall become operative upon the allocation of...

Section 4127.7. - 4127.7. The board may, at its discretion, issue a temporary...

Section 4127.8. - 4127.8. (a) A pharmacy licensed pursuant to Section 4127.1 or...

ARTICLE 7.6 - Centralized Hospital Packaging Pharmacies

Section 4128. - 4128. (a) Notwithstanding Section 4029, a centralized hospital packaging pharmacy...

Section 4128.2. - 4128.2. (a) In addition to the pharmacy license requirement described...

Section 4128.3. - 4128.3. A centralized hospital packaging pharmacy may prepare and store...

Section 4128.4. - 4128.4. (a) Any unit dose medication produced by a centralized...

Section 4128.5. - 4128.5. (a) Any label for each unit dose medication produced...

Section 4128.6. - 4128.6. All compounding and packaging functions specified in Section 4128...

Section 4128.7. - 4128.7. A centralized hospital packaging pharmacy and the pharmacists working...

ARTICLE 7.7 - Outsourcing Facilities

Section 4129. - 4129. (a) A facility registered as an outsourcing facility with...

Section 4129.1. - 4129.1. (a) An outsourcing facility that is licensed with the...

Section 4129.2. - 4129.2. (a) An outsourcing facility that is licensed with the...

Section 4129.3. - 4129.3. (a) On or before January 1, 2018, the board...

Section 4129.4. - 4129.4. (a) Whenever the board has a reasonable belief, based...

Section 4129.5. - 4129.5. Notwithstanding any other law, a violation of this article,...

Section 4129.8. - 4129.8. The board, at its discretion, may issue a temporary...

Section 4129.9. - 4129.9. (a) An outsourcing facility licensed pursuant to Section 4129.1...

ARTICLE 8 - Telepharmacy Systems and Remote Dispensing Site Pharmacies

Section 4130. - 4130. (a) A telepharmacy system shall be used for the...

Section 4131. - 4131. (a) A supervising pharmacy shall provide telepharmacy services for...

Section 4132. - 4132. (a) In addition to the requirements of Section 4202,...

Section 4133. - 4133. (a) A telepharmacy system shall maintain a video and...

Section 4134. - 4134. (a) A pharmacist from the supervising pharmacy shall complete...

Section 4135. - 4135. (a) While closed, a remote dispensing site pharmacy shall...

ARTICLE 9 - Hypodermic Needles and Syringes

Section 4141. - 4141. No person shall furnish hypodermic needles or syringes, by...

Section 4143. - 4143. This article shall not apply to the sale of...

Section 4144.5. - 4144.5. A person may sell or obtain hypodermic needles and...

Section 4145.5. - 4145.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pharmacist...

Section 4146. - 4146. A pharmacy may accept the return of needles and...

Section 4147. - 4147. (a) For the purposes of this section, “playground” means...

Section 4148.5. - 4148.5. All stocks of hypodermic needles or syringes shall be...

Section 4149. - 4149. (a) A nonresident distributor shall not sell or distribute...

ARTICLE 10 - Pharmacy Corporations

Section 4150. - 4150. (a) A pharmacy corporation means a corporation that is...

Section 4151. - 4151. Each shareholder, director, and officer of a pharmacy corporation,...

Section 4152. - 4152. The name of a pharmacy corporation and any name...

Section 4153. - 4153. The income of a pharmacy corporation attributable to professional...

Section 4154. - 4154. The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry...

Section 4155. - 4155. Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring...

Section 4156. - 4156. A pharmacy corporation shall not do, or fail to...

ARTICLE 11 - Wholesalers, Third-Party Logistics Providers, and Manufacturers

Section 4160. - 4160. (a) A person shall not act as a wholesaler...

Section 4160.5. - 4160.5. Within 30 days of the effective date of the...

Section 4161. - 4161. (a) A person located outside this state that (1)...

Section 4161.5. - 4161.5. At such time as federal regulations are promulgated to...

Section 4162. - 4162. (a) (1) An applicant for the issuance or renewal...

Section 4162.5. - 4162.5. (a) (1) An applicant for the issuance or renewal...

Section 4163. - 4163. (a) A manufacturer, wholesaler, repackager, or pharmacy shall not...

Section 4164. - 4164. (a) A wholesaler or third-party logistics provider licensed by...

Section 4165. - 4165. A wholesaler or third-party logistics provider licensed by the...

Section 4166. - 4166. (a) A wholesaler that uses the services of a...

Section 4167. - 4167. A wholesaler or third-party logistics provider shall not obtain,...

Section 4168. - 4168. A county or municipality shall not issue a business...

Section 4169. - 4169. (a) A person or entity shall not do any...

Section 4169.1. - 4169.1. A wholesaler, upon discovery, shall notify the board in...

ARTICLE 11.5 - Surplus Medication Collection and Distribution Intermediaries

Section 4169.5. - 4169.5. (a) A surplus medication collection and distribution intermediary established...

ARTICLE 12 - Prescriber Dispensing

Section 4170. - 4170. (a) A prescriber shall not dispense drugs or dangerous...

Section 4170.5. - 4170.5. (a) Veterinarians in a veterinary teaching hospital operated by...

Section 4171. - 4171. (a) Section 4170 shall not prohibit the furnishing of...

Section 4172. - 4172. A prescriber who dispenses drugs pursuant to Section 4170...

Section 4173. - 4173. This chapter does not prevent the dispensing of drugs...

Section 4174. - 4174. Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacist may dispense drugs...

Section 4175. - 4175. (a) The California State Board of Pharmacy shall promptly...

ARTICLE 13 - Nonprofit or Free Clinics

Section 4180. - 4180. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, any...

Section 4181. - 4181. (a) Prior to the issuance of a clinic license...

Section 4182. - 4182. (a) Each clinic that makes an application for a...

Section 4183. - 4183. No clinic dispensing drugs pursuant to this article shall...

Section 4184. - 4184. No Schedule II controlled substance shall be dispensed by...

Section 4185. - 4185. The board shall have the authority to inspect a...

Section 4186. - 4186. (a) Automated drug delivery systems, as defined in Section...

ARTICLE 13.5 - Correctional Clinics

Section 4187. - 4187. For purposes of this article the following terms shall...

Section 4187.1. - 4187.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a...

Section 4187.2. - 4187.2. (a) The policies and procedures to implement the laws...

Section 4187.3. - 4187.3. A Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance...

Section 4187.4. - 4187.4. The board shall have the authority to inspect a...

Section 4187.5. - 4187.5. (a) An automated drug delivery system, as defined in...

ARTICLE 14 - Clinics

Section 4190. - 4190. (a) For the purposes of this article, “clinic” means...

Section 4191. - 4191. (a) Prior to the issuance of a clinic license...

Section 4192. - 4192. (a) Each clinic that makes an application for a...

Section 4193. - 4193. No clinic holding a license pursuant to this article...

Section 4194. - 4194. No Schedule II controlled substance shall be dispensed in...

Section 4195. - 4195. The board shall have the authority to inspect a...

ARTICLE 15 - Veterinary Food-Animal Drug Retailers

Section 4196. - 4196. (a) No person shall conduct a veterinary food-animal drug...

Section 4197. - 4197. (a) The following minimum standards shall apply to all...

Section 4198. - 4198. (a) Each veterinary food-animal drug retailer shall have written...

Section 4199. - 4199. (a) Any veterinary food-animal drug dispensed pursuant to a...

ARTICLE 16 - Applications

Section 4200. - 4200. (a) The board may license as a pharmacist an...

Section 4200.1. - 4200.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 135, an applicant may take the...

Section 4200.2. - 4200.2. When developing the California Practice Standards and Jurisprudence Examination...

Section 4200.3. - 4200.3. (a) The examination process shall be regularly reviewed pursuant...

Section 4200.4. - 4200.4. An applicant who fails either the North American Pharmacist...

Section 4200.5. - 4200.5. (a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment...

Section 4201. - 4201. (a) Each application to conduct a pharmacy, wholesaler, third-party...

Section 4202. - 4202. (a) The board may issue a pharmacy technician license...

Section 4202. - 4202. (a) The board may issue a pharmacy technician license...

Section 4202.5. - 4202.5. (a) The board may issue a designated paramedic license...

Section 4202.6. - 4202.6. Notwithstanding Section 480, the board may deny an application...

Section 4203. - 4203. (a) Each application for a license under Section 4180...

Section 4203.5. - 4203.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, when a clinic applicant...

Section 4203.6. - 4203.6. (a) Each application for a license as a correctional...

Section 4204. - 4204. (a) Each application for a license under Section 4190...

Section 4205. - 4205. (a) A license issued pursuant to Section 4110, 4120,...

Section 4207. - 4207. (a) Upon receipt of an application for a license...

Section 4208. - 4208. (a) At the discretion of the board, an intern...

Section 4209. - 4209. (a) (1) An intern pharmacist shall complete 1,500 hours...

Section 4210. - 4210. (a) A person who seeks recognition as an advanced...

Section 4211. - 4211. (a) An applicant for renewal of an advanced practice...

ARTICLE 17 - Continuing Education

Section 4231. - 4231. (a) The board shall not renew a pharmacist license...

Section 4231. - 4231. (a) For purposes of this section, “cultural competency course”...

Section 4232. - 4232. (a) The courses shall be in the form of...

Section 4232.5. - 4232.5. (a) A pharmacist who, pursuant to any authority of...

Section 4233. - 4233. A pharmacist who is recognized as an advanced practice...

Section 4234. - 4234. The board may, in accordance with the intent of...

ARTICLE 18 - Poisons

Section 4240. - 4240. (a) The California Hazardous Substances Act, Chapter 4 (commencing...

ARTICLE 19 - Disciplinary Proceedings

Section 4300. - 4300. (a) Every license issued may be suspended or revoked....

Section 4300.1. - 4300.1. The expiration, cancellation, forfeiture, or suspension of a board-issued...

Section 4301. - 4301. The board shall take action against any holder of...

Section 4301.1. - 4301.1. In order to ensure that the board’s resources are...

Section 4301.3. - 4301.3. (a) On or before July 1, 2023, the board...

Section 4301.5. - 4301.5. (a) If a pharmacist possesses a license or is...

Section 4302. - 4302. The board may deny, suspend, or revoke any license...

Section 4303. - 4303. (a) The board may report any violation by a...

Section 4303.1. - 4303.1. If the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cancels,...

Section 4304. - 4304. The board may deny, revoke, or suspend any license...

Section 4305. - 4305. (a) Failure by any pharmacist to notify the board...

Section 4305.5. - 4305.5. (a) A person that is licensed as a wholesaler,...

Section 4306. - 4306. It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of...

Section 4306.5. - 4306.5. Unprofessional conduct for a pharmacist may include any of...

Section 4306.6. - 4306.6. If the board disciplines a pharmacist-in-charge for the violation...

Section 4307. - 4307. (a) Any person who has been denied a license...

Section 4308. - 4308. Whenever a person is prohibited from serving as a...

Section 4309. - 4309. (a) A person whose license has been revoked or...

Section 4310. - 4310. Immediately upon the denial of any application for a...

Section 4311. - 4311. (a) Any license issued by the board, or the...

Section 4312. - 4312. (a) The board may cancel the license of a...

Section 4313. - 4313. In determining whether to grant an application for licensure...

Section 4314. - 4314. (a) The board may issue citations containing fines and...

Section 4315. - 4315. (a) The executive officer, or his or her designee,...

Section 4316. - 4316. (a) The board, through its executive officer, is authorized...

Section 4317. - 4317. The board may take an enforcement action against a...

Section 4317.5. - 4317.5. (a) The board may bring an action for fines...

ARTICLE 20 - Prohibitions and Offenses

Section 4320. - 4320. (a) The penalties prescribed in this chapter may be...

Section 4321. - 4321. (a) Any person who knowingly violates any of the...

Section 4322. - 4322. Any person who attempts to secure or secures licensure...

Section 4323. - 4323. Every person who, in order to obtain any drug,...

Section 4324. - 4324. (a) Every person who signs the name of another,...

Section 4325. - 4325. (a) No person other than a physician, dentist, podiatrist,...

Section 4327. - 4327. Any person who, while on duty, sells, dispenses or...

Section 4328. - 4328. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person...

Section 4329. - 4329. Any nonpharmacist who takes charge of or acts as...

Section 4330. - 4330. (a) Any person who has obtained a license to...

Section 4331. - 4331. (a) A person not authorized under this chapter who...

Section 4332. - 4332. Any person who fails, neglects, or refuses to maintain...

Section 4333. - 4333. (a) All prescriptions filled by a pharmacy and all...

Section 4335. - 4335. Any person who knowingly violates subdivision (b) of Section...

Section 4336. - 4336. (a) Every person who knowingly or willfully violates Section...

Section 4337. - 4337. Except as otherwise specified, all fines collected for violations...

Section 4338. - 4338. In addition to any fine assessed under Section 4321,...

Section 4339. - 4339. (a) The board may bring an action to enjoin...

Section 4340. - 4340. It is unlawful for any nonresident pharmacy that is...

Section 4341. - 4341. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, prescription drugs or...

Section 4342. - 4342. (a) The board may institute any action or actions...

Section 4343. - 4343. No building shall have upon it or displayed within...

ARTICLE 21 - Pharmacists Recovery Program

Section 4360. - 4360. The board shall operate a pharmacists recovery program to...

Section 4361. - 4361. (a) “Participant” means a pharmacist or intern pharmacist who...

Section 4362. - 4362. (a) A pharmacist or intern pharmacist may enter the...

Section 4364. - 4364. (a) The board shall establish criteria for the participation...

Section 4365. - 4365. The board shall contract with one or more qualified...

Section 4366. - 4366. The functions of the contractor administering the pharmacists recovery...

Section 4369. - 4369. (a) Any failure to comply with the treatment contract,...

Section 4371. - 4371. (a) The executive officer of the board shall designate...

Section 4372. - 4372. All board records and records of the pharmacists recovery...

Section 4373. - 4373. No member of the board shall be liable for...

ARTICLE 22 - Unfair Trade Practices

Section 4380. - 4380. (a) The resale, by any person, of drugs acquired...

Section 4381. - 4381. (a) A violation of this article is an act...

Section 4382. - 4382. The board may audit persons for compliance with the...

ARTICLE 23 - Revenue and Renewal

Section 4400. - 4400. The amount of fees and penalties prescribed by this...

Section 4401. - 4401. Every pharmacist who desires to retain his or her...

Section 4402. - 4402. (a) Any pharmacist license that is not renewed within...

Section 4403. - 4403. The board shall not reissue or renew any license...

Section 4404. - 4404. If any license issued under this chapter is lost...

Section 4405. - 4405. All fines recoverable under this chapter shall be paid...

Section 4406. - 4406. All fees collected on behalf of the board and...

Section 4407. - 4407. All compensation of members and all other expenses of...

Section 4409. - 4409. At the time a pharmacy license is renewed pursuant...

ARTICLE 24 - Prescription Rates for Medicare Beneficiaries

Section 4425. - 4425. (a) As a condition for the participation of a...

Section 4426. - 4426. The State Department of Health Care Services shall conduct...

ARTICLE 25 - Automated Drug Delivery System

Section 4427. - 4427. As used in this article, “drugs” or “dangerous drugs”...

Section 4427.1. - 4427.1. An ADDS shall not be installed or operated in...

Section 4427.2. - 4427.2. (a) An ADDS installed, leased, owned, or operated in...

Section 4427.3. - 4427.3. (a) An ADDS shall be placed and operated inside...

Section 4427.4. - 4427.4. (a) The ADDS shall be owned or leased by...

Section 4427.5. - 4427.5. Prior to installation, and annually thereafter, the pharmacy holding...

Section 4427.6. - 4427.6. In addition to any other requirements imposed by this...

Section 4427.65. - 4427.65. (a) In addition to the locations authorized in Section...

Section 4427.7. - 4427.7. (a) A pharmacy holding an ADDS license shall complete...

Section 4427.8. - 4427.8. (a) This article shall become operative on July 1,...