California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §4071: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prescriber may authorize his or her agent on his or her behalf to orally or electronically transmit a prescription to the furnisher.

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A prescriber may authorize an agent to transmit prescriptions orally or electronically to a furnisher on their behalf.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prescriber may authorize his or her agent on his or her behalf to orally or electronically transmit a prescription to the furnisher. The furnisher shall make a reasonable effort to determine that the person who transmits the prescription is authorized to do so and shall record the name of the authorized agent of the prescriber who transmits the order. This section shall not apply to orders for Schedule II controlled substances.

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