Cal. Code Regs. tit. 9 § 785.26

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 25, June 21, 2024

Section 785.26 - Pharmaceutical Service-Personal Medications

(a) Facilities shall maintain a record which includes, for each drug ordered by prescription, the name of the client, the drug name, and strength, the date ordered, the date and amount received and the name of the issuing pharmacy. The records shall be kept at least one year.

(b) Medications brought by or with the client on admission to the mental health rehabilitation center shall not be used unless the contents of the containers have been examined and positively identified after admission by the client's physician or a pharmacist retained by the mental health rehabilitation center.

(c) The mental health rehabilitation center may use drugs transferred from other licensed facilities or those drugs dispensed or obtained after admission from any licensed or governmental pharmacy and may accept the delivery of those drugs by any agency of the client or pharmacy without the necessity of identification by a physician or pharmacist.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 785.26

1. New section filed 8-21-95 as an emergency; operative 8-21-95 (Register 95, No. 34). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-17-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 2-9-96 as an emergency; operative 2-9-96 (Register 96, No. 6). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-8-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New section refiled 6-10-96 as an emergency; operative 6-10-96 (Register 96, No. 24). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-8-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. New section refiled 10-8-96 as an emergency; operative 10-8-96 (Register 96, No. 41). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-5-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-8-96 order transmitted to OAL 2-5-97; disapproved by OAL and order of repeal as to 10-8-96 order filed on 3-21-97 (Register 97, No. 12).
6. New section filed 3-21-97 as an emergency; operative 3-21-97 (Register 97, No. 12). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-21-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
7. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-21-97 order, including renumbering of former section 785.26 to new section 785.23, and renumbering and amendment of former section 785.29 to new section 785.26, transmitted to OAL 7-21-97 and filed 8-21-97 (Register 97, No. 34).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 5675 and 5768, Welfare and Institutions Code; Section 3 of Chapter 678 of the Statutes of 1994. Reference: Sections 5675 and 5768, Welfare and Institutions Code.