Emergency room patient prescriptions.
- Authorizes emergency room doctors to dispense unused portions of non-controlled medications upon patient discharge.
- Requires dispensed medications to be from single-patient use packaging that patients can self-administer.
- Exempts hospital automated drug delivery systems from additional licensing when used for emergency dispensing.
- Holds prescribing doctors legally responsible for any errors in dispensing medications to patients.
Assembly Member Mark González's emergency room prescription legislation creates new options for dispensing unused portions of certain medications to emergency department patients upon discharge. The measure modifies California's Pharmacy Law to permit prescribers to provide patients with remaining quantities of non-controlled dangerous drugs that were administered during their emergency room visit, provided the medications are in single-patient use packaging and necessary for continuing treatment.
The bill establishes specific conditions for this dispensing authority, requiring that medications be self-administrable formulations like inhalers or eye drops, previously ordered and given to the patient during their emergency department stay, and essential for ongoing care. Prescribers must ensure proper labeling of dispensed medications and maintain responsibility for any errors or omissions in the dispensing process.
Additionally, the legislation exempts automated unit dose systems used for emergency room patient dispensing from separate licensing requirements when operated by licensed hospital pharmacies that own or lease the systems and their contents. These pharmacies must maintain records of system locations and make them available to the California State Board of Pharmacy upon request, while still adhering to other automated drug delivery system regulations regarding security and inventory control.
 Mark GonzalezD Assemblymember | Bill Author |  Not Contacted |
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Introduced By
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 0 | 3 | 40 | PASS |
- Authorizes emergency room doctors to dispense unused portions of non-controlled medications upon patient discharge.
- Requires dispensed medications to be from single-patient use packaging that patients can self-administer.
- Exempts hospital automated drug delivery systems from additional licensing when used for emergency dispensing.
- Holds prescribing doctors legally responsible for any errors in dispensing medications to patients.
Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Mark González's emergency room prescription legislation creates new options for dispensing unused portions of certain medications to emergency department patients upon discharge. The measure modifies California's Pharmacy Law to permit prescribers to provide patients with remaining quantities of non-controlled dangerous drugs that were administered during their emergency room visit, provided the medications are in single-patient use packaging and necessary for continuing treatment.
The bill establishes specific conditions for this dispensing authority, requiring that medications be self-administrable formulations like inhalers or eye drops, previously ordered and given to the patient during their emergency department stay, and essential for ongoing care. Prescribers must ensure proper labeling of dispensed medications and maintain responsibility for any errors or omissions in the dispensing process.
Additionally, the legislation exempts automated unit dose systems used for emergency room patient dispensing from separate licensing requirements when operated by licensed hospital pharmacies that own or lease the systems and their contents. These pharmacies must maintain records of system locations and make them available to the California State Board of Pharmacy upon request, while still adhering to other automated drug delivery system regulations regarding security and inventory control.
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 0 | 3 | 40 | PASS |
Mark GonzalezD Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted |