Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4071 · Article 4. Requirements for Prescriptions
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4071
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prescriber may authorize his or her agent on his or her behalf to orally or electronically transmit a prescription to the furnisher. The furnisher shall make a reasonable effort to determine that the person who transmits the prescription is authorized to do so and shall record the name of the authorized agent of the prescriber who transmits the order.
This section shall not apply to orders for Schedule II controlled substances.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 549, Sec. 46. Effective January 1, 1998.
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