California Business and Professions Code 4180 – (a) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, any …
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, any of the following clinics may purchase drugs at wholesale for administration or dispensing, under the direction of a physician and surgeon, to patients registered for care at the clinic:
(A) A licensed nonprofit community clinic or free clinic as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of § 1204 of the Health and Safety Code.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 4180
- board: means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 31
- County: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 17
- license: means license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.7
- licensed clinic: means a clinic licensed pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 1200) of Chapter 1 of Division 2 of . See California Business and Professions Code 4027
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15
(B) A primary care clinic owned or operated by a county as referred to in subdivision (b) of § 1206 of the Health and Safety Code.
(C) A clinic operated by a federally recognized Indian tribe or tribal organization as referred to in subdivision (c) of § 1206 of the Health and Safety Code.
(D) A clinic operated by a primary care community or free clinic, operated on separate premises from a licensed clinic, and that is open no more than the number of hours per week as referred to in subdivision (h) of § 1206 of the Health and Safety Code.
(E) A student health center clinic operated by a public institution of higher education as referred to in subdivision (j) of § 1206 of the Health and Safety Code.
(F) A nonprofit multispecialty clinic as referred to in subdivision (l) of § 1206 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) The clinic shall keep records of the kind and amounts of drugs purchased, administered, and dispensed, and the records shall be available and maintained for a minimum of three years for inspection by all properly authorized personnel.
(b) No clinic shall be entitled to the benefits of this section until it has obtained a license from the board. A separate license shall be required for each clinic location. A clinic shall notify the board of any change in the clinic’s address on a form furnished by the board.
(c) The board shall synchronize license renewal dates and aggregate fees for multiple clinics under common nonprofit ownership at the request of the parent organization.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 323, Sec. 1. (AB 1723) Effective January 1, 2020.)