CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 941

Introduced by Assembly Member Waldron

February 14, 2023

An act to amend Section 11211 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to controlled substances.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 941, as introduced, Waldron. Controlled substances: emergency use.
Existing law, the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act, regulates the distribution and use of controlled substances, as defined. The act authorizes a hospital that does not employ a resident pharmacist to purchase controlled substances as specified to provide a supply of controlled substances necessary to handle emergency cases.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 11211 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

11211.
 In order to provide a supply of controlled substances as may be necessary to handle emergency cases, any a hospital which that does not employ a resident pharmacist and which that is under the supervision of a licensed physician, may purchase controlled substances on federal order forms for such that institution, under the name of such hospital, such the hospital. The supply to shall be made available to a registered nurse for administration to patients in emergency cases, upon direction of a licensed physician.