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DIVISION 10. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 11000-11651›CHAPTER 5. Use of Controlled Substances 11210-11256›ARTICLE 2. Treatment of Addicts for Addiction 11215-11223

§ 11217.5

California Health and Safety Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11217, a licensed physician and surgeon may treat an addict for addiction in any office or medical facility which, in the professional judgment of such physician and surgeon, is medically proper for the rehabilitation and treatment of such addict. Such licensed physician and surgeon may administer to an addict, under his direct care, those medications and therapeutic agents which, in the judgment of such physician and surgeon, are medically necessary, provided that nothing in this section shall authorize the administration of any narcotic drug.

(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1407.)

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