California Business and Professions Code

§ 4186

BPC § 4186 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 2 · Ch. 9 · Art. 13

Statute text

(a)Automated drug delivery systems, as defined in Section 4017.3, may be located in any clinic licensed by the board pursuant to Section 4180. If an automated drug delivery system is located in a clinic, the clinic shall develop and implement written policies and procedures to ensure safety, accuracy, accountability, security, patient confidentiality, and maintenance of the quality, potency, and purity of drugs. All policies and procedures shall be maintained at the location where the automated drug system is being used.

(b)Drugs shall be removed from the automated drug delivery system only upon authorization by a pharmacist after the pharmacist has reviewed the prescription and the patient’s profile for potential contraindications and adverse drug reactions. Drugs removed from the automated drug delivery system shall be provided to the patient by a health professional licensed pursuant to this division.

(c)The stocking of an automated drug delivery system shall be performed by a pharmacist.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 666, Sec. 7. (SB 1447) Effective January 1, 2019. Section operative July 1, 2019, by its own provisions.