Health & Saf. Code, § 11200 · Article 4. Refilling Prescriptions
Health & Saf. Code, § 11200
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) No person shall dispense or refill a controlled substance prescription more than six months after the date thereof.
(b) No prescription for a Schedule III or IV substance may be refilled more than five times and in an amount, for all refills of that prescription taken together, exceeding a 120-day supply.
(c) No prescription for a Schedule II substance may be refilled.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 616, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.
Source of truth
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=11200.
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