DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES 10000-18999.81›PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 11000-15771›CHAPTER 7. Basic Health Care 14000-14199.67›ARTICLE 1.3. Provider Enrollment, Application, and Participation 14043-14045
§ 14043.34
California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) As a condition of a pharmacy’s participation in the Medi-Cal program, the pharmacy shall have in stock and regularly dispense prescription drugs.
(b) For purposes of this section, “prescription drugs” means any drug unsafe for self use by a person, and includes either of the following:
(1) Any drug that bears the legend: “Rx Only” or “Caution: federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription” or words of similar import.
(2) Any other drug that by federal or state law can be lawfully dispensed by the prescription of a licensed physician and surgeon.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 322, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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