Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 72361 - Pharmaceutical Service - Orders for Drugs
(a) No drugs shall be administered except
upon the order of a person lawfully authorized to prescribe for and treat human
illness.
(b) All drug orders shall
be written, dated, and signed by the person lawfully authorized to give such an
order. The name, quantity or specific duration of therapy, dosage and time or
frequency of administration of the drug, and the route of administration if
other than oral shall be specified. "P.R.N." orders shall also include the
indication for use of a drug.
(c)
Verbal orders for drugs and treatments shall be received only by licensed
nurses, psychiatric technicians, pharmacists, physicians, physician's
assistants from their supervising physicians only, and respiratory care
practitioners when the orders relate specifically to respiratory care. Such
orders shall be recorded immediately in the patient's health record by the
person receiving the order and shall include the date and time of the order.
The order shall be signed by the prescriber within five days.
(d) The signing of orders shall be by
signature or a personal computer key. Signature stamps shall not be
used.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1275 and 131200, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1276, 131050, 131051 and 131052, Health and Safety Code.
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