Joseph Simitian
- Democratic
Author
Existing law authorizes a county to establish, by ordinance, a repository and distribution program under which a pharmacy that is owned by or contracts with the county may distribute surplus unused medications, as defined, to persons in need of financial assistance to ensure access to necessary pharmaceutical therapies. Existing law requires a county that has established a program to establish procedures to, among other things, ensure proper safety and management of any medications collected and maintained by a participating pharmacy. Existing law authorizes a skilled nursing facility, specified drug manufacturer, or pharmacy wholesaler to donate medications to the program. Existing law requires medication under the program to be dispensed to an eligible patient, destroyed, or returned to a reverse distributor, as specified. Except in cases of noncompliance, bad faith, or gross negligence, existing law prohibits certain people and entities from being subject to criminal or civil liability for injury caused when donating, accepting, or dispensing prescription drugs in compliance with the program's provisions. This bill would authorize a county to establish the program by action of the county board of supervisors or by action of a public health officer of the county, as prescribed. This bill would also authorize specified primary care clinics and pharmacies to participate in the program. This bill would require a pharmacy or clinic seeking to participate in the program to inform the county health department in writing of its intent and prohibit the pharmacy or clinic from participating until the county health department has confirmed that it has received this notice. This bill would require participating pharmacies and clinics to disclose specified information to the county health department and require the county board of supervisors or public health officer to make this information available upon request to the California State Board of Pharmacy. This bill would authorize the county board of supervisors, public health officer, and California State Board of Pharmacy to prohibit a pharmacy or clinic from participating in the program, under certain circumstances, and require written notice to be provided to prohibited pharmacies or clinics. This bill would authorize certain licensed health and care facilities and certain pharmacies, as specified, to donate unused medications to the program, in accordance with prescribed conditions. This bill would also make other conforming changes to those provisions.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 709, Statutes of 2012.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5011.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6201.) Ordered to the Senate.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. (Page 5952.)
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. (Page 5894.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 19).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3530.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3446.) (May 7).
Set for hearing May 7.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B., P. & E.D. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3143.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Set for hearing April 11.
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and B., P. & E.D.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB1329 | HTML |
| 02/23/12 - Introduced | |
| 03/29/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/14/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/26/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/13/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/16/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/05/12 - Enrolled | |
| 09/28/12 - Chaptered |
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