{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-4071.1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 4071.1","heading":"","body":"(a) A prescriber, a prescriber’s authorized agent, or a pharmacist may electronically enter a prescription or an order, as defined in Section 4019, into a pharmacy’s or hospital’s computer from any location outside of the pharmacy or hospital with the permission of the pharmacy or hospital. For purposes of this section, a “prescriber’s authorized agent” is a person licensed or registered under Division 2 (commencing with Section 500).\n(b) This section does not reduce the existing authority of other hospital personnel to enter medication orders or prescription orders into a hospital’s computer.\n(c) A dangerous drug or dangerous device shall not be dispensed pursuant to a prescription that has been electronically entered into a pharmacy’s computer without the prior approval of a pharmacist.\n(d) (1) A pharmacist located and licensed in the state may, on behalf of a health care facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, from a location outside of the facility, verify medication chart orders for appropriateness before administration consistent with federal requirements, as established in the health care facility’s policies and procedures.\n(2) (A) A health care facility shall maintain a record of a pharmacist’s verification of medication chart orders pursuant to this subdivision.\n(B) A record maintained pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall meet the same requirements as those described in Sections 4081 and 4105.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 9. Pharmacy [4000. - 4427.8.]","ARTICLE 4. Requirements for Prescriptions [4070. - 4079.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"21af0a49986c2f4cba3790f2e69a3d06d80c478d0be900bc9709655138f50c40","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-4071","next":"us-ca/bpc-4072"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}