Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4105

Summary

(a) All records or other documentation required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter by any entity licensed by the board shall be retained on the licensed premises in a readily retrievable form. (b) The licensee may remove the original records or documentation from the licen

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(a)
All records or other documentation required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter by any entity licensed by the board shall be retained on the licensed premises in a readily retrievable form.
(b)
The licensee may remove the original records or documentation from the licensed premises on a temporary basis for license-related purposes. However, a duplicate set of those records or other documentation shall be retained on the licensed premises.
(c)
The records required by this
chapter shall be retained on the licensed premises for a period of three years from the date of making. Paper records may be converted into a digital format and maintained only in a noneditable format. Certification that the digitized documents have not been altered may be required by the board.
(d)
(1)
Any records that are maintained electronically shall be maintained so that the pharmacist-in-charge, or the pharmacist on duty if the pharmacist-in-charge is not on duty, shall, at all times during which the licensed premises are open for business, be able to produce a hardcopy, digitized copy, or electronic copy of all records required by this chapter to be maintained electronically.
(2)
In the case of a veterinary
food-animal drug retailer, wholesaler, or third-party logistics provider, any records that are maintained electronically shall be maintained so that the designated representative-in-charge or the responsible manager, or the designated representative on duty or the designated representative-3PL on duty if the designated representative-in-charge or responsible manager is not on duty, shall, at all times during which the licensed place of business is open for business, be able to produce a hardcopy, digitized copy, or electronic copy of all records of acquisition or disposition or other drug or dispensing-related records maintained electronically.
(e)
(1)
Notwithstanding subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), the board may, upon written request, grant to a licensee a waiver of the requirements that the records described in
subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) be kept on the licensed premises.
(2)
A waiver granted pursuant to this subdivision shall not affect the board’s authority under this section or any other provision of this chapter.
(f)
When requested by an authorized officer of the law or by an authorized representative of the board, the owner, corporate officer, or manager of an entity licensed by the board shall provide the board with the requested records within three business days of the time the request was made. The entity may request in writing an extension of this timeframe for a period not to exceed 14 calendar days from the date the records were requested. A request for an extension of time is subject to the approval of the board. An extension shall be deemed approved if the board fails
to deny the extension request within two business days of the time the extension request was made directly to the board.

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  (a) All records or other documentation required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter by any entity licensed by the board shall be retained on the licensed premises in a readily retrievable form. (b) The licensee may remove the original records or documentation from the licensed premises on a temporary basis fo…

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  When requested by an authorized officer of the law or by an authorized representative of the board, the owner, corporate officer, or manager of an entity licensed by the board shall provide the board with the requested records within three business days of the time the request was made. The entity may request in writi…