ARTICLE 2. Definitions

Article 2 added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 890, Sec. 3.

§§ 4015–4046 · 49 sections

§ 4015 For purposes of this chapter, the definitions of the terms in this article shall govern the construction of this chapter, unless otherwise indicated.
§ 4016 “Administer” means the direct application of a drug or device to the body of a patient or research subject by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or other means.
§ 4016.5 “Advanced pharmacist practitioner” means a licensed pharmacist who has been recognized as an advanced pharmacist practitioner by the board, pursuant to Section…
§ 4017 “Authorized officers of the law” means inspectors of the California State Board of Pharmacy, inspectors of the Food and Drug Branch of the State Department of…
§ 4017.3 (a) An “automated drug delivery system” (ADDS) means a mechanical system that performs operations or activities, other than compounding or administration,…
§ 4018 “Board” means the California State Board of Pharmacy.
§ 4019 An “order,” entered on the chart or medical record of a patient registered in a hospital or a patient under emergency treatment in the hospital, by or on the…
§ 4021 “Controlled substance” means any substance listed in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11053) of Division 10 of the Health and Safety Code.
§ 4021.5 (a) “Correctional pharmacy” means a pharmacy, licensed by the board, for the purpose of providing drugs and pharmaceutical care to inmates of the Department of…
§ 4022 “Dangerous drug” or “dangerous device” means any drug or device unsafe for self-use in humans or animals, and includes the following: (a) Any drug that bears…
§ 4022.5 (a) “Designated representative” means an individual to whom a license has been granted pursuant to Section 4053. A pharmacist fulfilling the duties of Section…
§ 4022.6 “Designated representative-reverse distributor” means an individual to whom a license has been granted pursuant to Section 4053.2, who is responsible for…
§ 4022.7 (a) “Designated representative-3PL” means an individual to whom a license has been granted pursuant to Section 4053.1. A pharmacist fulfilling the duties of…
§ 4023 “Device” means any instrument, apparatus, machine, implant, in vitro reagent, or contrivance, including its components, parts, products, or the byproducts of a…
§ 4023.5 For the purposes of this chapter, “direct supervision and control” means that a pharmacist is on the premises at all times and is fully aware of all activities…
§ 4024 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), “dispense” means the furnishing of drugs or devices upon a prescription from a physician, nurse practitioner…
§ 4025 “Drug” means any of the following: (a) Articles recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official National Formulary or official Homeopathic…
§ 4025.1 “Nonprescription drug” means a drug which may be sold without a prescription and which is labeled for use by the consumer in accordance with the requirements…
§ 4025.2 “Nonprescription diabetes test device” means a glucose meter or test strip for use in the treatment of prediabetic or diabetic individuals that may be sold…
§ 4026 “Furnish” means to supply by any means, by sale or otherwise.
§ 4026.5 “Good standing” means a license issued by the board that is unrestricted by disciplinary action taken pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of…
§ 4027 (a) As used in this chapter, the terms “skilled nursing facility,” “intermediate care facility,” and other references to health facilities shall be construed…
§ 4028 “Licensed hospital” means an institution, place, building, or agency that maintains and operates organized facilities for one or more persons for the…
§ 4029 (a) “Hospital pharmacy” means and includes a pharmacy, licensed by the board, located within any licensed hospital, institution, or establishment that…
§ 4030 “Intern pharmacist” means a person issued a license pursuant to Section 4208.
§ 4031 “Laboratory” means a research, teaching, or testing laboratory not engaged in the dispensing or furnishing of drugs or devices but using dangerous drugs or…
§ 4032 “License” means and includes any license, permit, registration, certificate, or exemption issued by the board and includes the process of applying for and…
§ 4033 (a) (1) “Manufacturer” means and includes every person who prepares, derives, produces, compounds, or repackages any drug or device except a pharmacy that…
§ 4034 “Outsourcing facility” means a facility that meets all of the following: (a) Is located within the United States of America at one address that is engaged in…
§ 4034.5 An “emergency medical services automated drug delivery system” or “EMSADDS” means an automated drug delivery system that stores and distributes drugs for the…
§ 4035 “Person” includes, but is not limited to, firm, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, state governmental agency, trust, or…
§ 4036 “Pharmacist” means a natural person to whom a license has been issued by the board, under Section 4200, except as specifically provided otherwise in this…
§ 4036.5 “Pharmacist-in-charge” means a pharmacist proposed by a pharmacy and approved by the board as the supervisor or manager responsible for ensuring the pharmacy’s…
§ 4037 (a) “Pharmacy” means an area, place, or premises licensed by the board in which the profession of pharmacist is practiced and where prescriptions are…
§ 4038 (a) “Pharmacy technician” means an individual who assists a pharmacist in a pharmacy in the performance of their pharmacy related duties, as specified in…
§ 4039 “Physicians,” “dentists,” “optometrists,” “pharmacists,” “doctors of podiatric medicine,” “veterinarians,” “veterinary surgeons,” “registered nurses,”…
§ 4040 (a) “Prescription” means an oral, written, or electronic transmission order that is both of the following: (1) Given individually for the person or persons for…
§ 4040.5 “Reverse distributor” means every person who acts as an agent for pharmacies, drug wholesalers, third-party logistics providers, manufacturers, and other…
§ 4040.6 “Self-assessment process” means the process of self-evaluation of a facility’s compliance with state and federal laws as a means to promote compliance through…
§ 4041 “Veterinary food-animal drug retailer” is an area, place, or premises, other than a pharmacy, that holds a valid license from the Board of Pharmacy of the…
§ 4042 “Veterinary food-animal drugs” as used in this chapter shall include the following: (a) Any drug to be used in food-producing animals bearing the legend,…
§ 4043 “Wholesaler” means and includes a person who acts as a wholesale merchant, broker, jobber, customs broker, reverse distributor, agent, or a nonresident…
§ 4044 “Repackager” means a person or entity that is registered with the federal Food and Drug Administration as a repackager and operates an establishment that…
§ 4044.3 (a) “Remote dispensing site pharmacy” means a licensed pharmacy located in this state that is exclusively overseen and operated by a supervising pharmacy and…
§ 4044.5 “Reverse third-party logistics provider” means an entity that processes or manages the disposition of an outdated or nonsaleable dangerous drug or dangerous…
§ 4044.6 (a) “Supervising pharmacy” means a licensed pharmacy located in this state that is owned and operated by a person or persons where the majority of the…
§ 4044.7 “Telepharmacy” means a system that is used by a supervising pharmacy for the purpose of monitoring the dispensing of prescription drugs by a remote dispensing…
§ 4045 “Third-party logistics provider” means an entity that provides or coordinates warehousing or other logistics services for a dangerous drug or dangerous device…
§ 4046 “Surplus medication collection and distribution intermediary” means a firm, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, state…