DCA Waiver DCA-20-84, Order Waiving Restrictions on Pharmacists Relating to Ordering and Administering COVID-19 Vaccines

The record

Jurisdiction

California Department of Consumer Affairs, Director (California State Board of Pharmacy); State level · California

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

Executive Order N-39-20; Cal. Gov't Code § 8571

Issued

2020-12-11 Dec. 11, 2020

Effective

2020-12-11 (effective immediately) (read as 2020-12-11)

End

Terminates on January 1, 2021, unless further extended (extended by later DCA orders, including DCA-20-103 for technicians, Dec. 22, 2020, and DCA-21-142) (read as 2021-01-01)

In force

Dec. 11, 2020 to Jan. 1, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care ordersVaccination or testingOther

Addressees

• California pharmacists
• pharmacies

Functions reached

• SC pharmacy operations (COVID-19 vaccination function)
• HR scope of practice
• CB patients

Collection

State health licensing boards AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS

Operative words

Pursuant to Executive Order N-39-20, the Director waives Business and Professions Code section 4052, subdivisions (a)(3) and (11) and section 4052.8, subdivision (a), to the extent those provisions prohibit pharmacists from independently initiating and administering any COVID-19 vaccines to persons three years of [age and older, in accordance with the FDA emergency use authorization and CDC/ACIP recommendations]. This order is effective immediately but may be amended as circumstances require. This order terminates on January 1, 2021, unless further extended.

Enforcement

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