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CA AB1794
Bill
Status
2/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Rhodesia Ransom
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AI Summary
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Exempts manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors from pharmacy licensing requirements when furnishing enteral nutrition products directly to a patient's residence with a valid prescriber order
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Authorizes pharmacists and exempted manufacturers/wholesalers/distributors to distribute enteral nutrition products directly to patients with medically diagnosed conditions that preclude full use of regular food
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Requires the California State Board of Pharmacy to adopt regulations governing the direct distribution of enteral nutrition products to patients
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Makes technical changes to existing pharmacy law, including updating language from "may not" to "shall not" and replacing gendered pronouns with "their"
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Parallels existing exemptions that already allow direct-to-patient distribution of dialysis drugs and devices
Legislative Description
Pharmacy: enteral products.
Last Action
Referred to Com. on B. & P.
2/23/2026