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                    Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
          
                                           490 (Alpert)
          
          Hearing Date:  5/19/03          Amended: 4/24/03       
          Consultant:  George Cate            Policy Vote: H&HS 7-1  
          B&P 4-2                  
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          BILL SUMMARY: 
          
          SB 490 authorizes a pharmacist to furnish emergency  
          contraception drug therapy in accordance with a  
          standardized procedure and protocol developed and approved  
          by both the Board of Pharmacy (BOP) and the Medical Board  
          of California (MBC).  The bill also requires these boards  
          to consult with appropriate entities in this regard.

                              Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
           
          Major Provisions        2003-04            2004-05               2005-06   
           Fund  
          
          Standardized procedure & Minor               Special*
            Protocol

              * Pharmacy Board Contingent Fund & Contingent Fund of the
                Medical Board of California

          
          STAFF COMMENTS:  
          
          The Author requests this bill be placed on the Suspense  
          file.

          Both the BOP and MBC have estimated that the costs of this  
          measure would be minor and absorbable within the existing  
          budget.  The Author requested that this bill be placed on  
          the Suspense file because it relates to the same subject as  
          SB 545 (Speier), which was previously sent to Suspense.