California Business and Professions Code

§ 2241.5

BPC § 2241.5 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 2 · Ch. 5 · Art. 12

Statute text

(a)A physician and surgeon may prescribe for, or dispense or administer to, a person under their treatment for a medical condition dangerous drugs or prescription controlled substances for the treatment of pain or a condition causing pain, including, but not limited to, intractable pain.

(b)No physician and surgeon shall be subject to disciplinary action for prescribing, dispensing, or administering dangerous drugs or prescription controlled substances in accordance with this section.

(c)This section shall not affect the power of the board to take any action described in Section 2227 against a physician and surgeon who does any of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 21, Sec. 2. (AB 1130) Effective January 1, 2024.