AB 447 (M. González, D-Los Angeles) Details
Introduced on Feb. 6. April 8 hearing in the Assembly Business and Professions Committee. To be heard in the Assembly Health Committee
AB 447 would allow physicians or authorized prescribers to dispense an unused portion of a non-controlled medication to an emergency department (ED) patient upon discharge if all of the following conditions are met: the drug is not a controlled substance, the medication was previously ordered and administered to the patient during their ED visit, and dispensing the remaining portion is necessary to continue the patient’s treatment.
Vanessa Gonzalez
Sheree Lowe