California Business and Professions Code

§ 4052.04

BPC § 4052.04 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Ch. 9 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)In addition to the authority provided in Section 4052, a pharmacist may furnish COVID-19 oral therapeutics following a positive test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

(b)Prior to furnishing COVID-19 oral therapeutics pursuant to subdivision (a), a pharmacist shall utilize relevant and appropriate evidence-based clinical guidelines published by the federal Food and Drug Administration in providing these patient care services.

(c)A pharmacist who furnishes COVID-19 oral therapeutics shall notify the patient’s primary care provider, or enter the appropriate information in a patient record system shared with the primary care provider, as permitted by that primary care provider. If the patient does not have a primary care provider, the pharmacist shall provide the patient with a written record of the drugs furnished and advise the patient to consult a physician of the patient’s choice.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 196, Sec. 17. (AB 1503) Effective January 1, 2026.