Section 11026 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions And Definitions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 10. >> Chapter 1.
11026
. "Practitioner" means any of the following:
(a) A physician, dentist, veterinarian, podiatrist, or pharmacist
acting within the scope of a project authorized under Article 1
(commencing with Section 128125) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division
107, a registered nurse acting within the scope of a project
authorized under Article 1 (commencing with Section 128125) of
Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 107, a certified nurse-midwife acting
within the scope of Section 2746.51 of the Business and Professions
Code, a nurse practitioner acting within the scope of Section 2836.1
of the Business and Professions Code, or a physician assistant acting
within the scope of a project authorized under Article 1 (commencing
with Section 128125) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 107 or
Section 3502.1 of the Business and Professions Code, or an
optometrist acting within the scope of Section 3041 of the Business
and Professions Code.
(b) A pharmacy, hospital, or other institution licensed,
registered, or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct
research with respect to, or to administer, a controlled substance in
the course of professional practice or research in this state.
(c) A scientific investigator, or other person licensed,
registered, or otherwise permitted, to distribute, dispense, conduct
research with respect to, or administer, a controlled substance in
the course of professional practice or research in this state.