California
For California, mandate status is mandatory; drug schedules covered is Schedule II-IV; check timing is initial prescribing and at least every 4 months if continued; recheck interval days is 120; exemptions is hospice, certain short ED or post-op supplies, inpatient, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- jurisdiction
- California verified
- mandate status
- mandatory
- drug schedules covered
- Schedule II-IV
- check timing
- initial prescribing and at least every 4 months if continued verified
- recheck interval days
- 120
- exemptions
- hospice, certain short ED or post-op supplies, inpatient verified
What the source says
California (CURES): Must check before first prescribing a Schedule II–IV controlled substance to a patient and at least every 4 months if it remains in the plan. Common exemptions: hospice, certain short ED or post-op supplies, inpatient.
— pharmacyfreak.com, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- pharmacyfreak.comhttps://pharmacyfreak.com/pdmp-prescription-drug-monitoring-program-you-are-legally-required-to-check-the-database-but-when-the-state-by-state-rules-you-must-know/