Heath Flora
- Republican
- Assemblymember
- District 9
Author
Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, establishes in the Department of Consumer Affairs the California State Board of Pharmacy to license and regulate the practice of pharmacy. The Pharmacy Law authorizes a prescriber or a prescriber's authorized agent to electronically enter a prescription into a pharmacy's or hospital's computer from a location outside of the pharmacy or hospital. The Pharmacy Law makes those provisions inapplicable to prescriptions for controlled substances classified in Schedule II, III, IV, or V, except as permitted pursuant to specified provisions. That law generally punishes a knowing violation of its provisions as a misdemeanor. This bill would delete the provision making the authorization to electronically enter a prescription inapplicable to controlled substances. The bill would also authorize a pharmacist located and licensed in the state to, on behalf of a licensed health care facility, from a location outside of the facility, verify medication chart orders for appropriateness before administration consistent with federal requirements, as established in the health care facility's policies and procedures. The bill would require a health care facility to maintain a record of a pharmacist's verification of a medication chart order pursuant to that provision, as specified. By expanding the scope of the crime of violating the Pharmacy Law, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 141, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2735.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 1 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1830.).
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1463.).
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 26).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 11).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1557 | HTML |
| 02/17/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/13/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/12/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/06/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/21/23 - Enrolled | |
| 09/01/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/07/23- Assembly Business and Professions | |
| 04/24/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 06/01/23- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development | |
| 06/28/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/29/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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