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Guidelines for prescribing controlled substances in California:

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CMA: Medical Board of California
    Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substances for Pain
    Clarification of Senate Bill 151 - New Triplicate Prescribing Forms

DEA: US Drug Enforcement Administration
    Controlled Substance Schedules
    Diversion Control Program

Security Prescribing Forms

11159.2
(as included in SB 151, September 16, 2003).
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance for use by a patient who has a terminal illness shall meet the following requirements:

Contain the information specified in subdivision (a) of Section 11164.
Indicate that the prescriber has certified that the patient is terminally ill by the words ‘‘11159.2 exemption.’’

(b) A pharmacist may fill a prescription pursuant to this section when there is a technical error in the certification required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), provided that he or she has personal knowledge of the patient’s terminal illness, and subsequently returns the prescription to the prescriber for correction within 72 hours.


(c) For purposes of this section, ‘‘terminally ill’’ means a patient who meets all of the following conditions: In the reasonable medical judgment of the prescribing physician, the patient has been determined to be suffering from an illness that is incurable and irreversible. In the reasonable medical judgment of the prescribing physician, the patient’s illness will, if the illness takes its normal course, bring about the death of the patient within a period of one year. The patient’s treatment by the physician prescribing a Schedule II controlled substance pursuant to this section primarily is for the control of pain, symptom management, or both, rather than for cure of the illness. Security Prescribing Forms Medical Board Clarification of Senate Bill 151 - New Triplicate Prescribing Forms As of January 1, 2005: Triplicate prescription forms are no longer valid. All written controlled substance prescription drugs shall be on the new tamper-resistant prescription forms. Oral and fax prescriptions for Schedule III-V are still permitted. Pharmacies must report Schedule III drug prescription information to the CURES program. Prescribers dispensing Schedule III drugs must report those prescriptions to the DOJ. Board of Pharmacy - Controlled Substance Rx Forms CHAPCA Quicklink - Changes to the Triplicate Regulations.



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