Section 76393 - Pharmaceutical Services-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 such orders shall be in writing and dated and signed by the person giving the 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. PRN orders shall also include the indication for use.(c) Telephone orders may be given to a licensed pharmacist, registered nurse, licensed vocational nurse or psychiatric technician and any other persons lawfully authorized to receive such orders in their specialty areas and shall be immediately recorded in the client record and shall be signed by the prescriber within 48 hours.(d) The signing of orders shall be by signature or a personal computer key. Signature stamps shall not be used.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 76393
Note: Authority cited: Section 208(a), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1276, Health and Safety Code.