California Business and Professions Code
§ 688
BPC § 688 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 7.5
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)A health care practitioner authorized to issue a prescription pursuant to Section 4040 shall have the capability to issue an electronic data transmission prescription, as defined under Section 4040, on behalf of a patient and to transmit that electronic data transmission prescription to a pharmacy selected by the patient.
(b)(1) A pharmacy, pharmacist, or other practitioner authorized under California law to dispense or furnish a prescription pursuant to Section 4040 shall have the capability to receive an electronic data transmission prescription on behalf of a patient.
(2)A pharmacy, pharmacist, or other practitioner authorized under California law to dispense or furnish a prescription pursuant to Section 4040 shall not refuse to dispense or furnish an electronic data transmission prescription solely because the prescription was not submitted via, or is not compatible with, the proprietary software of the pharmacy, pharmacist, or other dispensing practitioner.
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Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 518, Sec. 1. (AB 852) Effective January 1, 2023.