Health & Saf. Code, § 11165.5 · Article 1. Requirements of Prescriptions
Health & Saf. Code, § 11165.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The Department of Justice may seek voluntarily contributed private funds from insurers, health care service plans, qualified manufacturers, and other donors for the purpose of supporting CURES. Insurers, health care service plans, qualified manufacturers, and other donors may contribute by submitting their payment to the Controller for deposit into the CURES Fund established pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 208 of the Business and Professions Code. The department shall make information about the amount and the source of all private funds it receives for support of CURES available to the public. Contributions to the CURES Fund pursuant to this subdivision shall be nondeductible for state tax purposes.
(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Controlled substance” means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor listed in any schedule in Section 11055, 11056, or 11057 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) “Health care service plan” means an entity licensed pursuant to the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 (Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code).
(3) “Insurer” means an admitted insurer writing health insurance, as defined in Section 106 of the Insurance Code, and an admitted insurer writing workers’ compensation insurance, as defined in Section 109 of the Insurance Code.
(4) “Qualified manufacturer” means a manufacturer of a controlled substance, but does not mean a wholesaler or nonresident wholesaler of dangerous drugs, regulated pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 4160) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, a veterinary food-animal drug retailer, regulated pursuant to Article 15 (commencing with Section 4196) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, or an individual regulated by the Medical Board of California, the Dental Board of California, the California State Board of Pharmacy, the Veterinary Medical Board, the Board of Registered Nursing, the Physician Assistant Committee of the Medical Board of California, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, the State Board of Optometry, or the California Board of Podiatric Medicine.
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History
Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 400, Sec. 8. (SB 809) Effective January 1, 2014.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 208Printed as Section 208 of the Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, div. 2, ch. 9, art. 11Wholesalers, Third-Party Logistics Providers, and ManufacturersPrinted as Article 11 (commencing with Section 4160) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, div. 2, ch. 9, art. 15Veterinary Food-Animal Drug RetailersPrinted as Article 15 (commencing with Section 4196) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code
Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, div. 2, ch. 2.2Health Care Service PlansPrinted as Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 11055Printed as Section 11055, 11056, or 11057 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 11056Printed as Section 11055, 11056, or 11057 of the Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 11057Printed as Section 11055, 11056, or 11057 of the Health and Safety Code
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