California Code of Regulations
Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services
Division 4 - Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
Chapter 4 - Narcotic Treatment Programs
Subchapter 4 - Medication Security and Diversion Prevention
Article 3 - Medication Handling and Security
Section 10260 - Administration or Dispensing of Medications
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) The program physician shall be responsible for administering or dispensing to patients all medications used in replacement narcotic therapy.
(b) Under the program physician's direction, appropriately licensed program personnel may administer or dispense these medications to patients as authorized by Section 11215 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c) Each program shall use the following procedures when administering or dispensing medications used for replacement narcotic therapy or furnishing methadone:
1. Change
without regulatory effect renumbering and amending parts of former sections
10256 and
10270 to
10260 filed 6-3-91 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 91, No. 34).
2. Amendment of section heading,
section and NOTE filed 3-15-96 as an emergency; operative 3-15-96 (Register 96, No.
11). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-13-96 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3.
Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE refiled 7-8-96 as an emergency;
operative 7-12-96 (Register 96, No. 28). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL by 11-12-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation
of law on the following day.
4. Amendment of section heading, section and
NOTE refiled 10-23-96 as an emergency; operative 10-29-96 (Register 96, No. 43). A
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-26-97 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5.
Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE refiled 2-11-97 as an emergency;
operative 2-24-97 (Register 97, No. 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL by 6-24-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of
law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-11-97
order transmitted to OAL 3-4-97; disapproved by OAL and order of repeal as to
2-11-97 order filed 4-15-97 (Register 97, No. 16).
7. Amendment of
section heading, section and NOTE filed 4-15-97 as an emergency; operative 4-15-97
(Register 97, No. 16). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
8-13-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
8. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-15-97 order, including
amendment of subsections (b) and (c)(6), transmitted to OAL 6-2-97 and filed 6-13-97
(Register 97, No. 24).
9. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE
filed 4-19-2006 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2006, No. 16).
10. Amendment of section heading,
section and NOTE filed 5-7-2020; operative 7-1-2020 (Register 2020, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 11750, 11755, 11835, 11839.3 and 11839.20, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 11839.2 and 11839.3, Health and Safety Code.
