# California — State pharmacy technician-to-pharmacist supervision ratios

For California, maximum ratio (tech:pharmacist) is board-determined ratio; practice setting is institutional/hospital; citation is Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 4115(g)(2), recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** California
- **Maximum ratio (tech:pharmacist):** board-determined ratio
- **Practice setting:** institutional/hospital
- **Citation:** Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 4115(g)(2)

## What the source says

> The board may adopt regulations establishing the ratio of pharmacy technicians performing the tasks specified in subdivision (a) to pharmacists applicable to the filling of prescriptions of an inpatient of a licensed health facility and for a patient of a licensed home health agency. Any ratio established by the board pursuant to this subdivision shall allow, at a minimum, at least one pharmacy technician for a single pharmacist in a pharmacy and two pharmacy technicians for each additional pharmacist

## Source

- https://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/laws_regs/lawbook.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
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