BILL NUMBER: AB 2592	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Cooper

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act to amend Section 11209 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to prescriptions.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2592, as introduced, Cooper. Prescriptions.
   Existing law, the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act,
classifies controlled substances into 5 designated schedules, with
the most restrictive limitations generally placed on controlled
substances classified in Schedule I, and the least restrictive
limitations generally placed on controlled substances classified in
Schedule V. Existing law prohibits the delivery of Schedule II, III,
or IV controlled substances to a pharmacy unless a receipt for the
merchandise is signed by a pharmacist or authorized receiving
personnel. A violation of this provision is a crime.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 11209 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   11209.  (a)  No   A  person shall 
not  deliver Schedule II, III, or IV controlled substances to a
pharmacy or pharmacy receiving area, nor shall any person receive
controlled substances on behalf of a pharmacy unless, at the time of
delivery, a pharmacist or authorized receiving personnel signs a
receipt showing the type and quantity of the controlled substances
received. Any discrepancy between the receipt and the type or
quantity of controlled substances actually received shall be reported
to the delivering wholesaler or manufacturer by the next business
day after delivery to the pharmacy.
   (b) The delivery receipt and any record of discrepancy shall be
maintained by the wholesaler or manufacturer for a period of three
years.
   (c) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
   (d) Nothing in this section shall require a common carrier to
label a package containing controlled substances in a manner contrary
to federal law or regulation.