Signature Requirement for Receipt of Delivery of Drugs (BPC section 4059.5)

Waive the signature requirement for the receipt of the delivery of drugs as required in BPC section 4059.5 under the following conditions:

• The delivery personnel confirm that the employee accepting the delivery is a pharmacist.
• The delivery personnel input the pharmacist’s name and license number conveyed to them by the pharmacist directly into their signature capture device in lieu of the pharmacist physically signing the tablet as part of the delivery process.

Note: This waiver applies only to the signature requirement for the pharmacist accepting delivery.

Effective:  March 17, 2020

Expiration:  August 31, 2021, or until 30 days after the emergency declaration is lifted, whichever is sooner.