CaliforniaPrescription drug refills: prescriber notifications.
What it does
Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of pharmacists by the California State Board of Pharmacy. Existing law authorizes a pharmacist to, among other things, perform certain procedures or functions and furnish specified drugs. Existing law authorizes the refilling of a prescription for a dangerous drug without the authorization of the prescriber if the prescriber is unavailable to authorize the refill and, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, failure to refill the prescription might interrupt the patient's ongoing care and have a significant adverse effect on the patient's well-being.
More detail
Existing law requires a pharmacist to notify the prescriber, as specified, of any prescription refilled without their authorization.
This bill would only require a pharmacist to provide that notification if a prescriber is identified.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 13Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 69, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Jul 13Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Jul 2Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Jun 25In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded Consent Calendar 2nd. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 25Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5015.).Passed Senate
- Jun 23Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jun 22From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jun 8From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- May 6Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.Minor
- Apr 23In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 1587 Ta Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 23Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4794.)Passed Assembly
- Apr 16Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Apr 15From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 15).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 7From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 19Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.Minor
- Mar 18From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.Major
- Feb 2Referred to Com. on B. & P.Minor
- Jan 16From printer. May be heard in committee February 15.
- Jan 15Read first time. To print.Introduced