Pharmacy practice: vaccines.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Assembly
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Sep 24, 2020
What it does
Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, provides for the licensing and regulation of pharmacists by the California State Board of Pharmacy in the Department of Consumer Affairs. A violation of the Pharmacy Law is a crime. Existing law authorizes a pharmacist to independently initiate and administer vaccines listed on the routine immunization schedules recommended by the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in compliance with individual ACIP vaccine recommendations, and published by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for persons 3 years of age or older.
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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