§ 2242.2. — 2242.2. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 413, Sec. 2.)

California § 2242.2.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code BPC: Business and Professions Code - BPC
• Div. 2.: DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS
• Ch. 5.: CHAPTER 5. Medicine
• Art. 12.: ARTICLE 12. Enforcement

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Notwithstanding any other law, a physician and surgeon, a nurse practitioner acting within the scope of Section 2837.103 or 2837.104, a registered nurse acting in accordance with Section 2725.2, a certified nurse-midwife acting within the scope of Section 2746.51, a nurse practitioner acting within the scope of Section 2836.1, a physician assistant acting within the scope of Section 3502.1, and a pharmacist acting within the scope of Section 4052.3 may use a self-screening tool that will identify patient risk factors for the use of self-administered hormonal contraceptives by a patient, and, after an appropriate prior examination, prescribe, furnish, or dispense, as applicable, self-administered hormonal contraceptives to the patient. Blood pressure, weight, height, and patient health history may be self-reported using the self-screening tool that
identifies patient risk factors.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 413, Sec. 2. (AB 2684) Effective January 1, 2023.