California Administrative Code

(a) Each person holding a certificate, license, permit, registration or exemption to practice or engage in any activity in the State of California under any and all laws administered by the Board shall file a proper and current residence address with the Board at its office in Sa…

“Permit” as defined by the Permit Reform Act of 1981 means any license, certificate, registration, permit or any other form of authorization required by a state agency to engage in a particular activity or act. Pr cessing times for the board's various programs are set forth below…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Division, no licensee shall participate in any arrangement or agreement, whereby prescriptions, or prescription medications, may be left at, picked up from, accepted by, or delivered to any place not licensed as a retail pharmacy. (b) A li…

This section applies to a community pharmacy that is required to comply with Business and Professions Code section 4113.5. (a) When a pharmacy is open to the public and a pharmacist is working without another pharmacy employee currently working, the pharmacy shall make another pe…

Pharmacists shall not deviate from the requirements of a prescription except upon the prior consent of the prescriber or to select the drug product in accordance with Section 4073 of the Business and Professions Code. Nothing in this regulation is intended to prohibit a pharmacis…

The collection of information authorized by Health and Safety Code section 11165 shall be provided as follows: (a) For each prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance, the dispensing pharmacy shall provide the following information: the full name and address of the patie…

(a) The owner shall submit to the Board a report containing the information in subdivision (b) no later than thirty (30) days after the date of discovery of the following: (1) Any loss of a controlled substance in one of the following categories that causes the aggregate amount o…

(a) Every pharmacy, and every clinic licensed under sections 4180 or 4190 of the Business and Professions Code, shall perform periodic inventory activities and prepare inventory reconciliation reports to detect and prevent the loss of federal controlled substances. Except as prov…

In addition to the standards set forth in USP Chapter 795, the following requirements apply to nonsterile compounding. (a) Facilities shall require individuals entering the compounding area to report to the supervising pharmacist if they have rashes, recent tattoos or oozing sore…

In addition to the standards set forth in USP Chapter 795, the following requirements apply to nonsterile compounding. (a) A sink used for compounding or hand hygiene shall not be part of a restroom or water closet. (b) Purified water, distilled water, reverse osmosis water, or h…

In addition to the requirements in USP Chapter 797, the following requirements apply to sterile compounding. (a) Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for sterile compounding shall be followed and shall: (1) Comply with USP Chapter 1163, Quality Assurance in Pharmaceutical Compoun…

In addition to the standards set forth in USP Chapter 797, the following requirements apply to sterile compounding. (a) Training and competency procedures for all personnel who compound or have direct supervision and control of personnel performing compounding shall address the f…

In addition to the requirements in USP Chapter 797, the following requirements apply to sterile compounding. (a) Records shall be maintained as required by USP Chapter 797 and this article, in a readily retrievable form, for at least three years from the date the record was creat…

In addition to the standards in USP Chapter 800, the following requirements apply to a facility where compounding HDs is performed or where crushing or splitting tablets or opening capsules of antineoplastic HDs is performed. (a) Deactivating, decontaminating, cleaning, disinfect…

In addition to the standards in USP Chapter 800, a facility where compounding of HDs is performed shall outline how a qualified person will be available at all times while HDs are compounded within the facility's SOPs.

In addition to the standards in USP Chapter 800, the following requirements apply to the compounding of HDs or where crushing or splitting tablets or opening capsules of antineoplastic HDs is performed. (a) A facility shall maintain and follow written SOPs for all situations in w…

In addition to the standards in USP Chapter 800, the following requirements apply to a facility where compounding of HDs is performed. (a) The facility's list of HDs as required by USP Chapter 800 must be reviewed and approved by the pharmacist-in-charge (PIC), or the professiona…

In addition to the standards in USP Chapter 825, the processing of radiopharmaceuticals shall meet the requirements of this section. All dispensed radiopharmaceutical doses shall be labeled with the information required by Business and Professions Code section 4076 and section 17…

In addition to the standards established in USP Chapter 825, the processing of radiopharmaceuticals shall meet the requirements of this section. The facility shall have SOPs that cover and are specific to each location and manufacturer. (a) The quality assurance program shall com…

The processing of radiopharmaceuticals for immediate use may only be done in a patient care setting meeting the applicable requirements in this Article. The patient care facility shall maintain all records required in Section 9 of USP Chapter 825 in accordance with Business and P…

Subject to the following conditions, a licensed pharmacy may furnish to a home health agency licensed under provisions of Chapter 8 (commencing with section 1725 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code) or to a hospice licensed under provisions of Chapter 8.5 (commencing with…

(a) Each wholesaler and third-party logistics provider, as defined under section 4160 of the Business and Professions Code, shall complete a self-assessment of its compliance with federal and state pharmacy law. The assessment shall be performed by the designated representative-i…

In addition to those acts detailed in Business and Professions Code Section 4301, the following shall also constitute unprofessional conduct: (a) Including or permitting to be included any of the following provisions in an agreement to settle a civil dispute arising from the lice…

No pharmacist shall exhibit, discuss, or reveal the contents of any prescription, the therapeutic effect thereof, the nature, extent, or degree of illness suffered by any patient or any medical information furnished by the prescriber with any person other than the patient or his …

(a) Unless otherwise directed by the Board in its sole discretion, any pharmacist who is serving a period of probation shall comply with the following conditions: (1) Obey all laws and regulations substantially related to the practice of Pharmacy; (2) Report to the Board or its d…

When directed by the board, a pharmacist or intern pharmacist may be required to complete an ethics course that meets the requirements of this section as a condition of probation, license reinstatement or as abatement for a citation and fine. Board approval must be obtained prior…

(a) A licensed reverse distributor (either a reverse wholesaler or a reverse third-party logistics provider) registered with the DEA may accept the sealed inner liners of collection receptacles at the reverse distributor's registered location by common or contract carrier pick-up…

(a) The executive officer or his/her designee may issue a citation which may contain either or both an administrative fine and an order of abatement for: (1) A violation of the Pharmacy Law (Business and Professions Code 4000 et seq.). (2) A violation of a regulation adopted by t…

(a) The fine for violating the Pharmacy Law or regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall not exceed the amount specified in Section 125.9 of the Business and Professions Code, except for a fine issued pursuant to Section 4067 or Section 4127.4 of the Business and Professions Cod…

Only a pharmacist, or an intern pharmacist acting under the supervision of a pharmacist, may: (a) Receive a new prescription order orally from a prescriber or other person authorized by law. (b) Consult with a patient or his or her agent regarding a prescription, either prior to …

“Nondiscretionary tasks” as used in Business and Professions Code section 4115, include: (a) removing the drug or drugs from stock; (b) counting, pouring, or mixing pharmaceuticals; (c) placing the product into a container; (d) affixing the label or labels to the container; (e) p…

(a) In addition to employing a pharmacy technician to perform the tasks specified in section 1793.2, a pharmacy may employ a non-licensed person to type a prescription label or otherwise enter prescription information into a computer record system, but the responsibility for the …

(a) A general acute care hospital, as defined in Health and Safety Code 1250(a), that has an ongoing clinical pharmacy program may allow pharmacy technicians to check the work of other pharmacy technicians in connection with the filling of floor and ward stock and unit dose distr…

(a) This article implements Article 5.1 of Chapter 1 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code related to practice privileges. (b) For the purposes of this article and Article 5.1 of Chapter 1 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, the following definitions …

For the purpose of the rules and regulations contained in this chapter, the term “board” means the Board of Behavioral Sciences; and the term “Code” means the Business and Professions Code.

Each person or professional corporation regulated by the board shall maintain a current mailing address with the board and shall notify the board within thirty (30) days concerning any change of address giving both the old and new addresses.

Applications submitted to the board for registration or licensure shall be on a form prescribed by the board.

(a) When a written oversight agreement is required by section 4999.46.4 of the Code, the agreement shall contain the following provisions and shall be executed as described below. (1) The written oversight agreement shall be executed and signed prior to commencement of supervisio…

Maximum application processing times for the board's various programs are set forth below. Processing times are based on the date the Board receives the application. Program Maximum time for notifying that application is complete or deficient Associate Professional Clincal Counse…

The human sexuality training required of marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, and professional clinical counselors by sections 25, 4980.41, 4980.81, 4996.2, 4996.17.2, 4999.32 and 4999.62 of the Code shall do both of the following: (a) Consist of a minimum of …

(a) The board will accept satisfactory proof of completed hours of supervised experience that has not been signed by the supervisor, if the supervisor is deceased or incapacitated. Satisfactory proof includes, but is not limited to, all of the following: (1) Evidence that the sup…

(a) The annual renewal fee for associate marriage and family therapist registration is one hundred fifty dollars ($150) except for the period of time in subsection (h). (b) The annual renewal fee for associate clinical social worker registration is one hundred fifty dollars ($150…

(a) The licensed clinical social worker California law and ethics examination fee shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150) except for the period of time in subsection (f). (b) The licensed marriage and family therapist California law and ethics examination fee shall be one hundr…

(a) Any person supervising a trainee, an associate, or an applicant for associate registration as described in section 4980.43(b) of the Code (hereinafter “supervisor”) within California shall comply with the requirements below. (1) The supervisor possesses and maintains a curren…

(a) Experience gained outside of California must have been supervised in accordance with the following criteria: (1) At the time of supervision, the supervisor was licensed or certified by the state or jurisdiction in which the supervision occurred and possessed a current and act…

Persons licensed by the board who provide supervision shall complete, at a minimum, supervision training or coursework as follows: (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), licensees who commence supervision for the first time in California shall obtain fifteen (15) hours in supe…

As used in Section 4989.54 of the Code, unprofessional conduct includes, but is not limited to: (a) Impersonating a licensee or allowing another person to use their license. (b) Failure to provide to the board, as authorized by law, copies of records within 15 days of receipt of …

(a) When it becomes necessary for a supervisee to obtain supervision temporarily from a substitute supervisor, the substitute supervisor shall meet all supervisor qualifications required by the Code and in this article. (b) The substitute supervisor and the supervisee shall sign …

(a) Experience gained outside of California must have been supervised in accordance with the following criteria: (1) At the time of supervision, the supervisor was licensed or certified by the state or jurisdiction in which the supervision occurred, and possessed a current and ac…

§ 450.16. Change of Business or Corporate Name. [Renumbered] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I67CA42735A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Category…