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Board approves 15‑day comment step for remote‑processing regulation after heated debate
Summary
The California State Board of Pharmacy voted to initiate a 15‑day comment period on proposed CCR §17.17.11 governing remote processing of prescriptions, adopting staff recommended changes. The item drew opposing testimony from unions and retail pharmacists and support from health systems and academic pharmacists over staffing and safety safeguards.
The California State Board of Pharmacy on March 18 voted to begin a 15‑day comment period on a proposed regulation to allow specified remote processing of prescriptions by pharmacists outside a licensed facility (proposed CCR §17.17.11), adopting staff‑recommended modified text and responses to prior 45‑day comments.
Board staff told members the proposal clarifies conditions for pharmacists to perform remote prescription processing in community settings and is separate from statutory hospital‑order entry provisions (BPC §4071.1). Staff said emergency waivers granted during the COVID‑19 pandemic had…
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