Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4232.5 · Article 17. Continuing Education
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4232.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A pharmacist who, pursuant to any authority of this chapter, prescribes a Schedule II controlled substance, shall have completed an education course on the risks of addiction associated with the use of Schedule II drugs.
(b) A pharmacist who has completed such a course within the last four years shall be deemed to have satisfied this requirement.
(c) This section shall become operative July 1, 2022.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 629, Sec. 25. (AB 1533) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative July 1, 2022, by its own provisions.
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