14133.19.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, subject to subdivision (b), a prescription refill for a drug for serious mental illness shall automatically be approved for a period of 365 days after the initial prescription is dispensed.(b) Subdivision (a) applies only if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The prescription is for a person 18 years of age or over.
(2) The person is not within the transition jurisdiction of the juvenile court, as described in Section 450.
(c) (1) For purposes of this section, “serious mental illness” means a mental disorder that is identified in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and that is severe in degree and persistent in duration, presents a major risk to the person’s health and well-being, causes behavioral functioning that interferes substantially with the primary activities of daily living, and results in an inability to maintain stable adjustment and independent functioning without treatment, support, and rehabilitation for a long or indefinite period of time.
(2) “Serious mental illness” may include, but is not limited to, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, other major affective disorders, or other severely disabling mental disorders pursuant to paragraph (1).