BILL NUMBER: SB 1913 CHAPTERED 09/22/04 CHAPTER 695 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 26, 2004 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 23, 2004 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 18, 2004 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 5, 2004 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JULY 2, 2004 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 16, 2004 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 7, 2004 AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 21, 2004 INTRODUCED BY Committee on Business and Professions (Senators Figueroa (Chair), Brulte, Cedillo, Machado, Murray, and Vincent) MARCH 17, 2004 An act to amend Sections 28, 1054, 1274, 2041, 2082, 2087, 2107, 2274, 2317, 2420, 2423, 2462, 2532.6, 2570.14, 2902, 2915.7, 2936, 3750.5, 4005, 4030, 4101, 4114, 4115, 4200, 4207, 4409, 4980.395, 4990.4, 4996.18, 4996.20, 4996.26, and 18629 of, to amend and repeal Section 5810 of, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 4059.5 and 4081 of, to add Sections 1005, 2475.1, 2514, 2571, 3702.7, 3719.5, 3769.3, 4026.5, 4068, 4107, 4127.7, 4170.5, 4208, and 4209 to, to add and repeal Section 4200.1 of, and to repeal Section 2265 of, the Business and Professions Code, to amend Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, and to amend Sections 11159.1 and 11207 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to professions. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1913, Committee on Business and Professions. Professions. (1) Existing law provides for the licensing and regulation of psychologists, clinical social workers, and marriage and family therapists. Existing law requires a person applying for licensure as a psychologist, clinical social worker, or marriage and family therapist on and after January 1, 1987, to have completed specified coursework or training in child abuse assessment and reporting from certain types of institutions. This bill would revise the types of educational institutions from which the training may be obtained. (2) Existing law provides for the regulation of clinical laboratories. Existing law requires a clinical laboratory to send to persons submitting cytological samples for evaluation information letters on all cases of dysplasia, and requires that, when a clinical lab determines that an abnormality of dysplasia has been identified for a patient for whom the lab earlier reported a normal finding, all previous cytologic slides on that patient be reexamined by the lab. This bill would instead state that documentation is required for high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, adenocarcinoma, or other malignant neoplasm. (3) Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensing and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Division of Licensing and the Division of Medical Quality, respectively, in the Medical Board of California. Existing law provides for the regulation and licensure of podiatrists by the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, in the Medical Board of California. Existing law makes it unprofessional conduct for a licensed physician and surgeon or podiatrist to use any certificate, letters, words, or terms either as a prefix, affix, or suffix indicating that he or she is entitled to engage in a medical practice for which he or she is not licensed. This bill would exempt from this prohibition a physician and surgeon who has been issued a retired license. Existing law requires the Medical Board of California to provide representation and be liable for a judgment, with certain exceptions, in a lawsuit against a person hired or retained to provide testimony to the Division of Medical Quality or the California Board of Podiatric Medicine in the evaluation of a licensee's conduct. This bill would expand the requirement to apply to any testimony to the Medical Board of California and to include an evaluation of the conduct of an applicant for licensure. Existing law requires an applicant for a physicians and surgeon's license to include fingerprints in his or her application. Existing law requires an applicant to meet certain educational requirements, and authorizes the Division of Licensing to allow applicants to substitute certain postgraduate training for certain undergraduate requirements. This bill would authorize the submission of a completed Livescan form in lieu of fingerprints. The bill would revise the authorization of the Division of Licensing to allow applicants to substitute postgraduate training for undergraduate requirements. Existing law makes the supervision, use, or employment of a physician's assistant without the approval of the Division of Licensing unprofessional conduct. This bill would delete this provision. The California Board of Podiatric Medicine consists of specified members, 5 of whom are appointed by the Governor, and requires the Governor to give consideration to recommendations of the board, except with regard to the public members. This bill would remove the requirement that the Governor give consideration to the recommendations of the board in appointing members to the board. The bill would delete obsolete references in the Medical Practice Act. (4) Existing law, the Licensed Midwifery Practice Act of 1993, licenses and regulates licensed midwives by the Medical Board of California. This bill would specify that a midwife student meeting specified conditions is not precluded from engaging in the practice of midwifery as part of his or her course of study. (5) Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of occupational therapists by the California Board of Occupational Therapy. Existing law requires an initial applicant for an occupational therapy license to provide evidence of certain qualifications, including evidence of having successfully completed a board-approved education program specifically designed for applicants preparing for reentry into the field of occupational therapy. This bill would delete the requirement that an applicant provide evidence of having successfully completed a board-approved educational program specifically designed for applicants preparing for reentry into the field of occupational therapy. The bill would also revise an occupational therapist's scope of practice to include the application of topical medications prescribed by the patient's physician and surgeon or other specified practitioners, if specific requirements are met. (6) Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of psychologists by the Board of Psychology. Existing law requires completion of specified continuing education courses for licensure renewal and requires licensed psychologists to post a notice to consumers containing specified language regarding the Board of Psychology. This bill would revise the language in the notice and would allow a licensed psychologist to apply to the board for an exemption from this continuing education requirement if his or her practice does not include the direct provision of mental health services. (7) Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of respiratory care practitioners by the Respiratory Care Board of California. Existing law defines the practice of respiratory therapy to include the diagnostic and therapeutic use of the administration of medical gases and mechanical or physiological ventilatory support. This bill would provide that mechanical or physiological ventilatory support includes devices used in whole or in part to provide ventilatory or oxygenating support. The bill would also authorize the board to require successful completion of professional courses as part of continuing education prior to initial licensure, and prior to consideration of a reinstatement petition. The bill would permit the board and an affected licensee to stipulate to the issuance of a public reprimand in lieu of the filing or prosecution of a formal accusation. (8) Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of pharmacies and pharmacists by the California State Board of Pharmacy, in the Department of Consumers Affairs. A knowing violation of the Pharmacy Law is a crime. This bill would prohibit the board from issuing more than one site license to a single premise, except as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2005, precludes a pharmacist licensure applicant from taking the licensing examination after 4 unsuccessful attempts unless he or she completes additional pharmacy coursework. Existing law also authorizes the board to adopt rules and regulations necessary for the protection of the public, and specifies rules and regulations that may be adopted. This bill would, until January 1, 2008, allow a pharmacy licensure applicant to take the licensing examination 4 times and 4 additional times upon completion of additional pharmacy coursework. The bill would add rules and regulations relating to the pharmacy practice experience necessary for licensure as a pharmacist and would define a license in good standing as a license issued by the board that is unrestricted by disciplinary action. Existing law generally requires dangerous drugs or dangerous devices to be delivered to a licensed pharmacy premises and signed for and received by the pharmacist-in-charge or, in his or her absence, another pharmacist he or she delegates. This bill would instead require signature by and delivery to a pharmacist. The bill would authorize a pharmacy to take delivery of dangerous drugs or dangerous devices when the pharmacy is closed and no pharmacist is on duty if specified requirements are met. Existing law defines an intern pharmacist as a person registered with the board who has completed education requirements determined by the board. Existing law authorizes an intern pharmacist to perform activities pertaining to the practice of pharmacy as determined by the board, and requires that an act restricted to a pharmacist may be performed by an intern pharmacist only under the supervision of a pharmacist. Existing law prohibits a pharmacist from supervising more than one intern pharmacist at a time. This bill would require the licensure of intern pharmacists and would set forth specified requirements that an intern pharmacist must meet, and conditions under which an intern pharmacist license may be issued. The bill would also authorize an intern pharmacist to perform all functions of a pharmacist at the discretion of and under the supervision of a pharmacist whose license is in good standing with the board, and would prohibit a pharmacist from supervising more than two intern pharmacists at one time. Existing law requires an applicant for licensure as a pharmacist who has graduated from a foreign pharmacy school to, among other things, receive a grade satisfactory to the board on an examination designed to measure equivalency. This bill would instead require a foreign-educated applicant to be certified by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee. Existing law authorizes a pharmacist or pharmacy renewing a license to make a $25 contribution to the board to fund the California Pharmacist Scholarship and Loan Repayment Program. This bill would require that the contribution be at least $25. The bill would also authorize a prescriber to dispense a controlled substance to an emergency room patient, if certain requirements are met. The bill would, on and after July 1, 2005, require a pharmacy to compound sterile injectable products only in specified environments. The bill would authorize veterinarians in a veterinary teaching hospital to dispense and administer dangerous drugs and devices from a common stock. The bill would make other related changes. Because this bill would create new requirements and prohibitions applicable to pharmacists, the knowing violation of which would be a crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. (9) Existing law provides for the licensing and regulation of social workers by the Board of Behavioral Sciences in the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law sets forth an initial registration fee as an associate clinical social worker of $90. Existing law requires an applicant for registration or licensure trained in an educational institution outside of the United States to meet specified requirements. This bill would change the initial registration fee to $75. The bill would also revise the licensure requirements for foreign graduates. (10) Existing law, the Chiropractic Act, a statute enacted by initiative, creates the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, which licenses and regulates the practice of chiropractic. This bill would make certain provisions of the Business and Professions Code that are applicable to licensees who are licensed by various boards in the Department of Consumer Affairs, applicable to chiropractors. (11) Existing law regulates chiropractic corporations, and requires the name of a chiropractic corporation to contain and be restricted to certain words. This bill would require, but not restrict the name to, the use of those words. (12) Existing law licenses and regulates the practice of speech-language pathology and audiology by the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. Existing law requires a licensee to complete specified continuing professional development coursework. This bill would require courses to be approved by the board for those course hours to be credited, if the board has sufficient funding and staff resources. (13) Existing law regulates professional corporations, defined as a corporation that is engaged in rendering professional services pursuant to a certificate of registration. Existing law exempts corporations that render services by persons licensed by specified boards from the requirement of obtaining a certificate of registration. This bill would also exempt a speech-language pathology and audiology corporation from this requirement. (14) Existing law regulates interior designers and interior design organizations, and repeals these provisions on January 1, 2006. This bill would extend the repeal date of these provisions to January 1, 2007. (15) This bill would incorporate additional changes in Sections 4059.5 and 4081 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by SB 1307, to be operative only if SB 1307 and this bill are both enacted and take effect, and this bill is enacted last. (16) 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. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 28 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 28. The Legislature finds that there is a need to ensure that professionals of the healing arts who have demonstrable contact with child abuse victims, potential child abuse victims, and child abusers and potential child abusers are provided with adequate and appropriate training regarding the assessment and reporting of child abuse which will ameliorate, reduce, and eliminate the trauma of child abuse and neglect and ensure the reporting of child abuse in a timely manner to prevent additional occurrences. The Board of Psychology and the Board of Behavioral Sciences shall establish required training in the area of child abuse assessment and reporting for all persons applying for initial licensure and renewal of a license as a psychologist, clinical social worker, or marriage and family therapist on or after January 1, 1987. This training shall be required one time only for all persons applying for initial licensure or for licensure renewal on or after January 1, 1987. All persons applying for initial licensure and renewal of a license as a psychologist, clinical social worker, or marriage and family therapist on or after January 1, 1987, shall, in addition to all other requirements for licensure or renewal, have completed coursework or training in child abuse assessment and reporting which meets the requirements of this section, including detailed knowledge of Section 11165 of the Penal Code. The training shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) Be completed after January 1, 1983. (b) Be obtained from one of the following sources: (1) An accredited or approved educational institution, as defined in Sections 2902, 4980.40, and 4996.18, including extension courses offered by those institutions. (2) A continuing education provider approved by the responsible board. (3) A course sponsored or offered by a professional association or a local, county, or state department of health or mental health for continuing education and approved by the responsible board. (c) Have a minimum of 7 contact hours. (d) Include the study of the assessment and method of reporting of sexual assault, neglect, severe neglect, general neglect, willful cruelty or unjustifiable punishment, corporal punishment or injury, and abuse in out-of-home care. The training shall also include physical and behavioral indicators of abuse, crisis counseling techniques, community resources, rights and responsibilities of reporting, consequences of failure to report, caring for a child's needs after a report is made, sensitivity to previously abused children and adults, and implications and methods of treatment for children and adults. (e) An applicant shall provide the appropriate board with documentation of completion of the required child abuse training. The Board of Psychology and the Board of Behavioral Sciences shall exempt an applicant who applies for an exemption from the requirements of this section and who shows to the satisfaction of the board that there would be no need for the training in his or her practice because of the nature of that practice. It is the intent of the Legislature that a person licensed as a psychologist, clinical social worker, or marriage and family therapist have minimal but appropriate training in the areas of child abuse assessment and reporting. It is not intended that by solely complying with the requirements of this section, a practitioner is fully trained in the subject of treatment of child abuse victims and abusers. (f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1997. SEC. 2. Section 1005 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 1005. The provisions of Sections 12.5, 23.9, 29.5, 30, 31, 35, 104, 114, 115, 119, 121, 121.5, 125, 125.6, 136, 137, 140, 141, 143, 163.5, 461, 462, 475, 480, 484, 485, 487, 489, 490, 490.5, 491, 494, 495, 496, 498, 499, 510, 511, 512, 701, 702, 703, 704, 710, 716, 730.5, 731, and 851 are applicable to persons licensed by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners under the Chiropractic Act. SEC. 3. Section 1054 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 1054. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the name of a chiropractic corporation and any name or names under which it may be rendering professional services, shall contain the name or the last name of one or more of the present, prospective, or former shareholders, and shall include the word "chiropractic" and the word "corporation" or wording or abbreviations denoting corporate existence. SEC. 4. Section 1274 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 1274. (a) A laboratory shall document to persons submitting cytologic samples for evaluation, on a quarterly basis, informational letters on all cases of HSIL (high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions), adenocarcinoma, or other malignant neoplasm. Documentation may consist of followup correspondence, telephone calls, or requests included in the report. Copies of that documentation, and any responses received to those letters, shall be maintained on file by the laboratories for a period of five years. (b) Whenever it becomes known to a clinical laboratory that an abnormality of HSIL (high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, adenocarcinoma, or other malignant neoplasm) has been identified for a patient for whom the clinical laboratory earlier reported a normal finding, all previous available cytologic slides on that patient shall be reexamined by the clinical laboratory. (c) Records of the review of previous slides required by subdivision (b) shall be maintained by the clinical laboratory, including the name of the individual performing the earlier examination. (d) A clinical laboratory shall maintain records of all false positive and false negative cases. When any errors in the reporting of a smear evaluation are discovered, a corrected report shall be immediately sent, when medically applicable. Copies of corrected reports shall be maintained in the laboratory records for a period of 10 years. SEC. 5. Section 2041 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 2041. The term "licensee" as used in this chapter means the holder of a physician's and surgeon's certificate or doctor of podiatric medicine's certificate, as the case may be, who is engaged in the professional practice authorized by such certificate under the jurisdiction of the appropriate division, board, or examining committee. SEC. 6. Section 2082 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 2082. Each application shall include the following: (a) A diploma issued by an approved medical school. The requirements of the school shall have been at the time of granting the diploma in no degree less than those required under this chapter or by any preceding medical practice act at the time that the diploma was granted. In lieu of a diploma, the applicant may submit evidence satisfactory to the Division of Licensing of having possessed the same. (b) An official transcript or other official evidence satisfactory to the division showing each approved medical school in which a resident course of professional instruction was pursued covering the minimum requirements for certification as a physician and surgeon, and that a diploma and degree were granted by the school. (c) Such other information concerning the professional instruction and preliminary education of the applicant as the division may require. (d) An affidavit showing to the satisfaction of the division that the applicant is the person named in each diploma and transcript that he or she submits, that he or she is the lawful holder thereof, and that the diploma or transcript was procured in the regular course of professional instruction and examination without fraud or misrepresentation. (e) Either fingerprint cards or a copy of a completed Livescan form from the applicant in order to establish the identity of the applicant and in order to determine whether the applicant has a record of any criminal convictions in this state or in any other jurisdiction, including foreign countries. The information obtained as a result of the fingerprinting of the applicant shall be used in accordance with Section 11105 of the Penal Code, and to determine whether the applicant is subject to denial of licensure under the provisions of Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475) and Section 2221. SEC. 7. Section 2087 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 2087. If any medical school is not approved by the Division of Licensing or any applicant for licensure is rejected by it, then the school or the applicant may commence an action in the superior court as provided in Section 2019 against the division to compel it to approve the school or to issue the applicant a certificate or for any other appropriate relief. If the applicant is denied a certificate on the grounds of unprofessional conduct, the provisions of Article 12 (commencing with Section 2220) shall apply. In such an action the court shall proceed under Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that the court may not exercise an independent judgment on the evidence. The action shall be speedily determined by the court and shall take precedence over all matters pending therein except criminal cases, applications for injunction, or other matters to which special precedence may be given by law. SEC. 8. Section 2107 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 2107. (a) The Legislature intends that the Division of Licensing shall have the authority to substitute postgraduate education and training to remedy deficiencies in an applicant's medical school education and training. The Legislature further intends that applicants who substantially completed their clinical training shall be granted that substitute credit if their postgraduate education took place in an accredited program. (b) To meet the requirements for licensure set forth in Sections 2089 and 2089.5, the Division of Licensing may require an applicant under this article to successfully complete additional education and training. In determining the content and duration of the required additional education and training, the division shall consider the applicant's medical education and performance on standardized national examinations, and may substitute approved postgraduate training in lieu of specified undergraduate requirements. Postgraduate training substituted for undergraduate training shall be in addition to the year of postgraduate training required by Sections 2102 and 2103. SEC. 9. Section 2265 of the Business and Professions Code is repealed. SEC. 10. Section 2274 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 2274. (a) The use by any licensee of any certificate, of any letter, letters, word, words, term, or terms either as a prefix, affix, or suffix indicating that he or she is entitled to engage in a medical practice for which he or she is not licensed constitutes unprofessional conduct. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a physician and surgeon from using the designations specified in this section if he or she has been issued a retired license under Section 2439. SEC. 11. Section 2317 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 2317. If a person, not a regular employee of the board, is hired, under contract, or retained under any other arrangement, paid or unpaid, to provide expertise or nonexpert testimony to the Medical Board of California or to the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, including, but not limited to, the evaluation of the conduct of an applicant or a licensee, and that person is named as a defendant in an action for defamation, malicious prosecution, or any other civil cause of action directly resulting from opinions rendered, statements made, or testimony given to, or on behalf of, the division or committee or its representatives, the board shall provide for representation required to defend the defendant in that civil action. The board shall be liable for any judgment rendered against that person, except that the board shall not be liable for any punitive damages award. If the plaintiff prevails in a claim for punitive damages, the defendant shall be liable to the board for the full costs incurred in providing representation to the defendant. The Attorney General shall be utilized in those actions as provided in Section 2020. SEC. 12. Section 2420 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 2420. The provisions of this article apply to, determine the expiration of, and govern the renewal of, each of the following certificates, licenses, registrations, and permits issued by or under the Medical Board of California: physician's and surgeon's certificates, certificates to practice podiatric medicine, physical therapy licenses and approvals, registrations of research psychoanalysts, registrations of dispensing opticians, registrations of nonresident contact lens sellers, registrations of spectacle lens dispensers, registrations of contact lens dispensers, certificates to practice midwifery, and fictitious-name permits. SEC. 13. Section 2423 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 2423. (a) Notwithstanding Section 2422: (1) All physician and surgeon's certificates, certificates to practice podiatric medicine, registrations of spectacle lens dispensers and contact lens dispensers, and certificates to practice midwifery shall expire at 12 midnight on the last day of the birth month of the licensee during the second year of a two-year term if not renewed. (2) Registrations of dispensing opticians will expire at midnight on the last day of the month in which the license was issued during the second year of a two-year term if not renewed. (b) The Division of Licensing shall establish by regulation procedures for the administration of a birth date renewal program, including, but not limited to, the establishment of a system of staggered license expiration dates such that a relatively equal number of licenses expire monthly. (c) To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall, on or before the dates on which it would otherwise expire, apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the licensing authority and pay the prescribed renewal fee. SEC. 14. Section 2462 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 2462. The board shall consist of seven members, three of whom shall be public members. Not more than one member of the board shall be a full-time faculty member of a college or school of podiatric medicine. The Governor shall appoint the four members qualified as provided in Section 2463 and one public member. The Senate Rules Committee and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint a public member. SEC. 14.2. Section 2475.1 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 2475.1. Before a resident's license may be issued, each applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board, submitted directly to the board by the national score reporting institution, that he or she has, within the past 10 years, passed Parts I and II of the examination administered by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners of the United States or has passed a written examination that is recognized by the board to be the equivalent in content to the examination administered by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners of the United States. SEC. 15. Section 2514 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 2514. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a bona fide student who is enrolled or participating in a midwifery education program or who is enrolled in a program of supervised clinical training from engaging in the practice of midwifery in this state, as part of his or her course of study, if both of the following conditions are met: (a) The student is under the supervision of a licensed midwife, who holds a clear and unrestricted license in this state, who is present on the premises at all times client services are provided, and who is practicing pursuant to Section 2507, or a physician and surgeon. (b) The client is informed of the student's status. SEC. 16. Section 2532.6 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 2532.6. (a) The Legislature recognizes that the education and experience requirements of this chapter constitute only minimal requirements to assure the public of professional competence. The Legislature encourages all professionals licensed and registered by the board under this chapter to regularly engage in continuing professional development and learning that is related and relevant to the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology. (b) On and after January 1, 2001, and until January 1, 2002, the board shall not renew any license or registration pursuant to this chapter unless the applicant certifies to the board that he or she has completed, after April 12, 1999, and prior to his or her renewal date in 2001, not less than the minimum number of continuing professional development hours established by the board pursuant to subdivision (c) for the professional practice authorized by his or her license. On and after January 1, 2002, the board shall not renew any license or registration pursuant to this chapter unless the applicant certifies to the board that he or she has completed in the preceding two years not less than the minimum number of continuing professional development hours established by the board pursuant to subdivision (c) for the professional practice authorized by his or her license or registration. (c) (1) The board shall prescribe the forms utilized for and the number of hours of required continuing professional development for persons licensed or registered under this chapter. (2) The board shall have the right to audit the records of any applicant to verify the completion of the continuing professional development requirements. (3) Applicants shall maintain records of completion of required continuing professional development coursework for a minimum of two years and shall make these records available to the board for auditing purposes upon request. (d) The board shall establish exceptions from the continuing professional development requirements of this section for good cause as defined by the board. (e) (1) The continuing professional development services shall be obtained from accredited institutions of higher learning, organizations approved as continuing education providers by either the American Speech-Language Hearing Association or the American Academy of Audiology, the California Medical Association's Institute for Medical Quality Continuing Medical Education Program, or other entities or organizations approved as continuing professional development providers by the board, in its discretion. (2) No hours shall be credited for any course enrolled in by a licensee that has not first been approved and certified by the board, if the board has sufficient funding and staff resources to implement the approval and certification process. (3) The continuing professional development services offered by these entities may, but are not required to, utilize pretesting and posttesting or other evaluation techniques to measure and demonstrate improved professional learning and competency. (4) An accredited institution of higher learning, an organization approved as continuing education providers by either the American Speech-Language Hearing Association or the American Academy of Audiology, and the California Medical Association's Institute for Medical Quality Continuing Education Program shall be exempt from any application or registration fees that the board may charge for continuing education providers. (5) Unless a course offered by entities listed in paragraph (4) meets the requirements established by the board, the course may not be credited towards the continuing professional development requirements for license renewal. (6) The licensee shall be responsible for obtaining the required course completion documents for courses offered by entities specified in paragraph (1). (f) The board, by regulation, shall fund the administration of this section through professional development services provider and licensing fees to be deposited in the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board Fund. The fees related to the administration of this section shall be sufficient to meet, but shall not exceed, the costs of administering the corresponding provisions of this section. (g) The continuing professional development requirements adopted by the board shall comply with any guidelines for mandatory continuing education established by the Department of Consumer Affairs. SEC. 17. Section 2570.14 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 2570.14. An initial applicant who has not been actively engaged in the practice of occupational therapy within the past five years shall provide to the board, in addition to the requirements for licensure under Section 2570.6, any of the following: (a) Evidence of continued competency as referred to in subdivision (b) of Section 2570.10 for the previous two-year period. (b) Evidence of having completed the entry-level certification examination as described in subdivision (b) of Section 2570.7 within the previous two-year period. SEC. 18. Section 2571 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 2571. (a) An occupational therapist licensed pursuant to this chapter and certified by the board in the use of physical agent modalities may apply topical medications prescribed by the patient's physician and surgeon, certified nurse-midwife pursuant to Section 2746.51, nurse practitioner pursuant to Section 2936.1, or physician assistant pursuant to Section 3502.1, if the licensee complies with regulations adopted by the board pursuant to this section. (b) The board shall adopt regulations implementing this section after meeting and conferring with the Medical Board of California, the California State Board of Pharmacy, and the Physical Therapy Board of California specifying those topical medications applicable to the practice of occupational therapy, and protocols for their use. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize an occupational therapist to prescribe medications. SEC. 19. Section 2902 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 2902. As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise and except as in this chapter expressly otherwise provided the following definitions apply: (a) "Licensed psychologist" means an individual to whom a license has been issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, which license is in force and has not been suspended or revoked. (b) "Board" means the Board of Psychology. (c) A person represents himself or herself to be a psychologist when the person holds himself or herself out to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words "psychology," "psychological," "psychologist," "psychology consultation," "psychology consultant," "psychometry," "psychometrics" or "psychometrist," "psychotherapy," "psychotherapist," "psychoanalysis," or "psychoanalyst," or when the person holds himself or herself out to be trained, experienced, or an expert in the field of psychology. (d) "Accredited," as used with reference to academic institutions, means the University of California, the California State University, or an institution that is accredited by a national or an applicable regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. (e) "Approved," as used with reference to academic institutions, means an institution having "approval to operate", as defined in Section 94718 of the Education Code. SEC. 20. Section 2915.7 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 2915.7. (a) A licensee who began graduate study prior to January 1, 2004, shall complete a three-hour continuing education course in aging and long-term care during his or her first renewal period after the operative date of this section, and shall submit to the board evidence acceptable to the board of the person's satisfactory completion of that course. (b) The course should include, but is not limited to, the biological, social, and psychological aspects of aging. (c) Any person seeking to meet the requirements of subdivision (a) of this section may submit to the board a certificate evidencing completion of equivalent courses in aging and long-term care taken prior to the operative date of this section, or proof of equivalent teaching or practice experience. The board, in its discretion, may accept that certification as meeting the requirements of this section. (d) The board may not renew an applicant's license until the applicant has met the requirements of this section. (e) A licensee whose practice does not include the direct provision of mental health services may apply to the board for an exception to the requirements of this section. (f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2005. SEC. 21. Section 2936 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 2936. The board shall adopt a program of consumer and professional education in matters relevant to the ethical practice of psychology. The board shall establish as its standards of ethical conduct relating to the practice of psychology, the code of ethics adopted and published by the American Psychological Association (APA). Those standards shall be applied by the board as the accepted standard of care in all licensing examination development and in all board enforcement policies and disciplinary case evaluations. To facilitate consumers in receiving appropriate psychological services, all licensees and registrants shall be required to post, in a conspicuous location in their principal psychological business office, a notice which reads as follows: "NOTICE TO CONSUMERS: The Department of Consumer Affair's Board of Psychology receives and responds to questions and complaints regarding the practice of psychology. If you have questions or complaints, you may contact the board on the Internet at www.psychboard.ca.gov, by calling 1-866-503-3221, or by writing to the following address: Board of Psychology 1422 Howe Avenue, Suite 22 Sacramento, California 95825-3236" SEC. 22. Section 3702.7 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 3702.7. Mechanical or physiological ventilatory support as used in subdivision (d) of Section 3702 includes, but is not limited to, any system, procedure, machine, catheter, equipment, or other device used in whole or in part, to provide ventilatory or oxygenating support. SEC. 23. Section 3719.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 3719.5. The board may require successful completion of one or more professional courses offered by the board, the American Association for Respiratory Care, or the California Society for Respiratory Care in any or all of the following circumstances: (a) As part of continuing education. (b) Prior to initial licensure. (c) Prior to consideration of a reinstatement petition. SEC. 24. Section 3750.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 3750.5. In addition to any other grounds specified in this chapter, the board may deny, suspend, or revoke the license of any applicant or licenseholder who has done any of the following: (a) Obtained or possessed in violation of law, or except as directed by a licensed physician and surgeon, dentist, or podiatrist administered to himself or herself, or furnished or administered to another, any controlled substances as defined in Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code, or any dangerous drug as defined in Article 2 (commencing with Section 4015) of Chapter 9. (b) Used any controlled substance as defined in Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code, or any dangerous drug as defined in Article 2 (commencing with Section 4015) of Chapter 9. (c) Applied for employment or worked in any health care profession or environment while under the influence of alcohol. (d) Been convicted of a criminal offense involving the consumption or self-administration of any of the substances described in subdivisions (a) and (b), or the possession of, or falsification of a record pertaining to, the substances described in subdivision (a), in which event the record of the conviction is conclusive evidence thereof. (e) Been committed or confined by a court of competent jurisdiction for intemperate use of or addiction to the use of any of the substances described in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), in which event the court order of commitment or confinement is prima facie evidence of that commitment or confinement. (f) Falsified, or made grossly incorrect, grossly inconsistent, or unintelligible entries in any hospital, patient, or other record pertaining to the substances described in subdivision (a). SEC. 25. Section 3769.3 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 3769.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision, the board may, by stipulation with the affected licensee, issue a public reprimand, after it has conducted an investigation, in lieu of filing or prosecuting a formal accusation. (b) The stipulation shall contain the authority, grounds, and causes and circumstances for taking such action and by way of waiving the affected licensee's rights, inform the licensee of his or her rights to have a formal accusation filed and stipulate to a settlement thereafter or have the matter in the statement of issues heard before an administrative law judge in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act. (c) The stipulation shall be public information and shall be used as evidence in any future disciplinary or penalty action taken by the board. SEC. 26. Section 4005 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4005. (a) The board may adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of this state, as may be necessary for the protection of the public. Included therein shall be the right to adopt rules and regulations as follows: for the proper and more effective enforcement and administration of this chapter; pertaining to the practice of pharmacy; relating to the sanitation of persons and establishments licensed under this chapter; pertaining to establishments wherein any drug or device is compounded, prepared, furnished, or dispensed; providing for standards of minimum equipment for establishments licensed under this chapter; pertaining to the sale of drugs by or through any mechanical device; and relating to pharmacy practice experience necessary for licensure as a pharmacist. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the board may adopt regulations permitting the dispensing of drugs or devices in emergency situations, and permitting dispensing of drugs or devices pursuant to a prescription of a person licensed to prescribe in a state other than California where the person, if licensed in California in the same licensure classification would, under California law, be permitted to prescribe drugs or devices and where the pharmacist has first interviewed the patient to determine the authenticity of the prescription. (c) The board may, by rule or regulation, adopt, amend, or repeal rules of professional conduct appropriate to the establishment and maintenance of a high standard of integrity and dignity in the profession. Every person who holds a license issued by the board shall be governed and controlled by the rules of professional conduct adopted by the board. (d) The adoption, amendment, or repeal by the board of these or any other board rules or regulations shall be in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. SEC. 27. Section 4026.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 4026.5. "Good standing" means a license issued by the board that is unrestricted by disciplinary action taken pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. SEC. 28. Section 4030 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4030. "Intern pharmacist" means a person issued a license pursuant to Section 4208. SEC. 29. Section 4059.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4059.5. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, dangerous drugs or dangerous devices may only be ordered by an entity licensed by the board and shall be delivered to the licensed premises and signed for and received by a pharmacist. Where a licensee is permitted to operate through an exemptee, the exemptee may sign for and receive the delivery. (b) A dangerous drug or dangerous device transferred, sold, or delivered to a person within this state shall be transferred, sold, or delivered only to an entity licensed by the board, to a manufacturer, or to an ultimate user or the ultimate user's agent. (c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), deliveries to a hospital pharmacy may be made to a central receiving location within the hospital. However, the dangerous drugs or dangerous devices shall be delivered to the licensed pharmacy premises within one working day following receipt by the hospital, and the pharmacist on duty at that time shall immediately inventory the drugs or devices. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a dangerous drug or dangerous device may be ordered by and provided to a manufacturer, physician, dentist, podiatrist, optometrist, veterinarian, or laboratory, or a physical therapist acting within the scope of his or her license. A person or entity receiving delivery of a dangerous drug or device, or a duly authorized representative of the person or entity, shall sign for the receipt of the dangerous drug or dangerous device. (e) A dangerous drug or dangerous device shall not be transferred, sold, or delivered to a person outside this state, whether foreign or domestic, unless the transferor, seller, or deliverer does so in compliance with the laws of this state and of the United States and of the state or country to which the drugs or devices are to be transferred, sold, or delivered. Compliance with the laws of this state and the United States and of the state or country to which the drugs or devices are to be delivered shall include, but not be limited to, determining that the recipient of the drugs or devices is authorized by law to receive the drugs or devices. (f) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a pharmacy may take delivery of dangerous drugs and dangerous devices when the pharmacy is closed and no pharmacist is on duty if all of the following requirements are met: (1) The drugs are placed in a secure storage facility in the same building as the pharmacy. (2) Only the pharmacist-in-charge or a pharmacist designated by the pharmacist-in-charge has access to the secure storage facility after dangerous drugs or dangerous devices have been delivered. (3) The secure storage facility has a means of indicating whether it has been entered after dangerous drugs or dangerous devices have been delivered. (4) The pharmacy maintains written policies and procedures for the delivery of dangerous drugs and dangerous devices to a secure storage facility. (5) The agent delivering dangerous drugs and dangerous devices pursuant to this subdivision leaves documents indicating the name and amount of each dangerous drug or dangerous device delivered in the secure storage facility. The pharmacy shall be responsible for the dangerous drugs and dangerous devices delivered to the secure storage facility. The pharmacy shall also be responsible for obtaining and maintaining records relating to the delivery of dangerous drugs and dangerous devices to a secure storage facility. SEC. 29.5. Section 4059.5 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4059.5. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, dangerous drugs or dangerous devices may only be ordered by an entity licensed by the board and shall be delivered to the licensed premises and signed for and received by a pharmacist. Where a licensee is permitted to operate through an exemptee, the exemptee may sign for and receive the delivery. (b) A dangerous drug or dangerous device transferred, sold, or delivered to a person within this state shall be transferred, sold, or delivered only to an entity licensed by the board, to a manufacturer, or to an ultimate user or the ultimate user's agent. (c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), deliveries to a hospital pharmacy may be made to a central receiving location within the hospital. However, the dangerous drugs or dangerous devices shall be delivered to the licensed pharmacy premises within one working day following receipt by the hospital, and the pharmacist on duty at that time shall immediately inventory the dangerous drugs or dangerous devices. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a dangerous drug or dangerous device may be ordered by and provided to a manufacturer, physician, dentist, podiatrist, optometrist, veterinarian, or laboratory, or a physical therapist acting within the scope of his or her license. A person or entity receiving delivery of a dangerous drug or dangerous device, or a duly authorized representative of the person or entity, shall sign for the receipt of the dangerous drug or dangerous device. (e) A dangerous drug or dangerous device shall not be transferred, sold, or delivered to a person outside this state, whether foreign or domestic, unless the transferor, seller, or deliverer does so in compliance with the laws of this state and of the United States and of the state or country to which the dangerous drugs or dangerous devices are to be transferred, sold, or delivered. Compliance with the laws of this state and the United States and of the state or country to which the dangerous drugs or dangerous devices are to be delivered shall include, but not be limited to, determining that the recipient of the dangerous drugs or dangerous devices is authorized by law to receive the dangerous drugs or dangerous devices. (f) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a pharmacy may take delivery of dangerous drugs and dangerous devices when the pharmacy is closed and no pharmacist is on duty if all of the following requirements are met: (1) The drugs are placed in a secure storage facility in the same building as the pharmacy. (2) Only the pharmacist-in-charge or a pharmacist designated by the pharmacist-in-charge has access to the secure storage facility after dangerous drugs or dangerous devices have been delivered. (3) The secure storage facility has a means of indicating whether it has been entered after dangerous drugs or dangerous devices have been delivered. (4) The pharmacy maintains written policies and procedures for the delivery of dangerous drugs and dangerous devices to a secure storage facility. (5) The agent delivering dangerous drugs and dangerous devices pursuant to this subdivision leaves documents indicating the name and amount of each dangerous drug or dangerous device delivered in the secure storage facility. The pharmacy shall be responsible for the dangerous drugs and dangerous devices delivered to the secure storage facility. The pharmacy shall also be responsible for obtaining and maintaining records relating to the delivery of dangerous drugs and dangerous devices to a secure storage facility. (g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2006, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2006, deletes or extends that date. SEC. 29.7. Section 4059.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 4059.5. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, dangerous drugs or dangerous devices may only be ordered by an entity licensed by the board and shall be delivered to the licensed premises and signed for and received by a pharmacist. Where a licensee is permitted to operate through a designated representative, the designated representative may sign for and receive the delivery. (b) A dangerous drug or dangerous device transferred, sold, or delivered to a person within this state shall be transferred, sold, or delivered only to an entity licensed by the board, to a manufacturer, or to an ultimate user or the ultimate user's agent. (c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), deliveries to a hospital pharmacy may be made to a central receiving location within the hospital. However, the dangerous drugs or dangerous devices shall be delivered to the licensed pharmacy premises within one working day following receipt by the hospital, and the pharmacist on duty at that time shall immediately inventory the dangerous drugs or dangerous devices. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a dangerous drug or dangerous device may be ordered by and provided to a manufacturer, physician, dentist, podiatrist, optometrist, veterinarian, or laboratory, or a physical therapist acting within the scope of his or her license. A person or entity receiving delivery of a dangerous drug or dangerous device, or a duly authorized representative of the person or entity, shall sign for the receipt of the dangerous drug or dangerous device. (e) A dangerous drug or dangerous device shall not be transferred, sold, or delivered to a person outside this state, whether foreign or domestic, unless the transferor, seller, or deliverer does so in compliance with the laws of this state and of the United States and of the state or country to which the dangerous drugs or dangerous devices are to be transferred, sold, or delivered. Compliance with the laws of this state and the United States and of the state or country to which the dangerous drugs or dangerous devices are to be delivered shall include, but not be limited to, determining that the recipient of the dangerous drugs or dangerous devices is authorized by law to receive the dangerous drugs or dangerous devices. (f) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a pharmacy may take delivery of dangerous drugs and dangerous devices when the pharmacy is closed and no pharmacist is on duty if all of the following requirements are met: (1) The drugs are placed in a secure storage facility in the same building as the pharmacy. (2) Only the pharmacist-in-charge or a pharmacist designated by the pharmacist-in-charge has access to the secure storage facility after dangerous drugs or dangerous devices have been delivered. (3) The secure storage facility has a means of indicating whether it has been entered after dangerous drugs or dangerous devices have been delivered. (4) The pharmacy maintains written policies and procedures for the delivery of dangerous drugs and dangerous devices to a secure storage facility. (5) The agent delivering dangerous drugs and dangerous devices pursuant to this subdivision leaves documents indicating the name and amount of each dangerous drug or dangerous device delivered in the secure storage facility. The pharmacy shall be responsible for the dangerous drugs and dangerous devices delivered to the secure storage facility. The pharmacy shall also be responsible for obtaining and maintaining records relating to the delivery of dangerous drugs and dangerous devices to a secure storage facility. (g) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2006. SEC. 30. Section 4068 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 4068. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, a prescriber may dispense a dangerous drug, including a controlled substance, to an emergency room patient if all of the following apply: (1) The hospital pharmacy is closed and there is no pharmacist available in the hospital. (2) The dangerous drug is acquired by the hospital pharmacy. (3) The dispensing information is recorded and provided to the pharmacy when the pharmacy reopens. (4) The hospital pharmacy retains the dispensing information and, if the drug is a schedule II or schedule III controlled substance, reports the dispensing information to the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 11165 of the Health and Safety Code. (5) The prescriber determines that it is in the best interest of the patient that a particular drug regimen be immediately commenced or continued, and the prescriber reasonably believes that a pharmacy located outside the hospital is not available and accessible at the time of dispensing to the patient. (6) The quantity of drugs dispensed to any patient pursuant to this section are limited to that amount necessary to maintain uninterrupted therapy during the period when pharmacy services outside the hospital are not readily available or accessible, but shall not exceed a 72-hour supply. (7) The prescriber shall ensure that the label on the drug contains all the information required by Section 4076. (b) The prescriber shall be responsible for any error or omission related to the drugs dispensed. SEC. 31. Section 4081 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4081. (a) All records of manufacture and of sale, acquisition, or disposition of dangerous drugs or dangerous devices shall be at all times during business hours open to inspection by authorized officers of the law, and shall be preserved for at least three years from the date of making. A current inventory shall be kept by every manufacturer, wholesaler, pharmacy, veterinary food-animal drug retailer, physician, dentist, podiatrist, veterinarian, laboratory, clinic, hospital, institution, or establishment holding a currently valid and unrevoked certificate, license, permit, registration, or exemption under Division 2 (commencing with Section 1200) of the Health and Safety Code or under Part 4 (commencing with Section 16000) of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code who maintains a stock of dangerous drugs or dangerous devices. (b) The owner, officer, and partner of any pharmacy, wholesaler, or veterinary food-animal drug retailer shall be jointly responsible, with the pharmacist-in-charge or exemptee-in-charge, for maintaining the records and inventory described in this section. (c) The pharmacist-in-charge or exemptee-in-charge shall not be criminally responsible for acts of the owner, officer, partner, or employee that violate this section and of which the pharmacist-in-charge or exemptee-in-charge had no knowledge, or in which he or she did not knowingly participate. SEC. 31.5. Section 4081 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4081. (a) All records of manufacture and of sale, acquisition, or disposition of dangerous drugs or dangerous devices shall be at all times during business hours open to inspection by authorized officers of the law, and shall be preserved for at least three years from the date of making. A current inventory shall be kept by every manufacturer, wholesaler, pharmacy, veterinary food-animal drug retailer, physician, dentist, podiatrist, veterinarian, laboratory, clinic, hospital, institution, or establishment holding a currently valid and unrevoked certificate, license, permit, registration, or exemption under Division 2 (commencing with Section 1200) of the Health and Safety Code or under Part 4 (commencing with Section 16000) of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code who maintains a stock of dangerous drugs or dangerous devices. (b) The owner, officer, and partner of any pharmacy, wholesaler, or veterinary food-animal drug retailer shall be jointly responsible, with the pharmacist-in-charge or exemptee-in-charge, for maintaining the records and inventory described in this section. (c) The pharmacist-in-charge or exemptee-in-charge shall not be criminally responsible for acts of the owner, officer, partner, or employee that violate this section and of which the pharmacist-in-charge or exemptee-in-charge had no knowledge, or in which he or she did not knowingly participate. (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2006, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2006, deletes or extends that date. SEC. 31.7. Section 4081 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 4081. (a) All records of manufacture and of sale, acquisition, or disposition of dangerous drugs or dangerous devices shall be at all times during business hours open to inspection by authorized officers of the law, and shall be preserved for at least three years from the date of making. A current inventory shall be kept by every manufacturer, wholesaler, pharmacy, veterinary food-animal drug retailer, physician, dentist, podiatrist, veterinarian, laboratory, clinic, hospital, institution, or establishment holding a currently valid and unrevoked certificate, license, permit, registration, or exemption under Division 2 (commencing with Section 1200) of the Health and Safety Code or under Part 4 (commencing with Section 16000) of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code who maintains a stock of dangerous drugs or dangerous devices. (b) The owner, officer, and partner of a pharmacy, wholesaler, or veterinary food-animal drug retailer shall be jointly responsible, with the pharmacist-in-charge or representative-in-charge, for maintaining the records and inventory described in this section. (c) The pharmacist-in-charge or representative-in-charge shall not be criminally responsible for acts of the owner, officer, partner, or employee that violate this section and of which the pharmacist-in-charge or representative-in-charge had no knowledge, or in which he or she did not knowingly participate. (d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2006. SEC. 32. Section 4101 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4101. (a) A pharmacist who takes charge of, or acts as pharmacist-in-charge of a pharmacy or other entity licensed by the board, who terminates his or her employment at the pharmacy or other entity, shall notify the board within 30 days of the termination of employment. (b) An exemptee-in-charge of a wholesaler or veterinary food drug-animal retailer, who terminates his or her employment at that entity shall notify the board within 30 days of the termination of employment. SEC. 33. Section 4107 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 4107. The board may not issue more than one site license to a single premises except to issue a veterinary food-animal drug retailer license to a wholesaler or to issue a license to compound sterile injectable drugs to a pharmacy. For the purposes of this subdivision, "premises" means a location with its own address and an independent means of ingress and egress. SEC. 34. Section 4114 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4114. (a) An intern pharmacist may perform all functions of a pharmacist at the discretion of and under the supervision of a pharmacist whose license is in good standing with the board. (b) A pharmacist may not supervise more than two intern pharmacists at any one time. SEC. 35. Section 4115 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4115. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pharmacy technician may perform packaging, manipulative, repetitive, or other nondiscretionary tasks, only while assisting, and while under the direct supervision and control of, a pharmacist. (b) This section does not authorize the performance of any tasks specified in subdivision (a) by a pharmacy technician without a pharmacist on duty, nor does this section authorize the use of a pharmacy technician to perform tasks specified in subdivision (a) except under the direct supervision and control of a pharmacist. (c) This section does not authorize a pharmacy technician to perform any act requiring the exercise of professional judgment by a pharmacist. (d) The board shall adopt regulations to specify tasks pursuant to subdivision (a) that a pharmacy technician may perform under the direct supervision and control of a pharmacist. Any pharmacy that employs a pharmacy technician to perform tasks specified in subdivision (a) shall do so in conformity with the regulations adopted by the board pursuant to this subdivision. (e) (1) No person shall act as a pharmacy technician without first being registered with the board as a pharmacy technician as set forth in Section 4202. (2) The registration requirements in paragraph (1) and Section 4202 shall not apply during the first year of employment for a person employed or utilized as a pharmacy technician to assist in the filling of prescriptions for an inmate of a correctional facility of the Department of the Youth Authority or the Department of Corrections, or for a person receiving treatment in a facility operated by the State Department of Mental Health, the State Department of Developmental Services, or the Department of Veterans Affairs. (f) (1) The performance of duties by a pharmacy technician shall be under the direct supervision and control of a pharmacist. The pharmacist on duty shall be directly responsible for the conduct of a pharmacy technician. A pharmacy technician may perform the duties, as specified in subdivision (a), only under the immediate, personal supervision and control of a pharmacist. Any pharmacist responsible for a pharmacy technician shall be on the premises at all times, and the pharmacy technician shall be within the pharmacist's view. A pharmacist shall indicate verification of the prescription by initialing the prescription label before the medication is provided to the patient, or by engaging in other verification procedures that are specifically approved by board regulations. (2) This subdivision shall not apply to a person employed or utilized as a pharmacy technician to assist in the filling of prescriptions for an inpatient of a hospital or for an inmate of a correctional facility. Notwithstanding the exemption in this subdivision, the requirements of subdivisions (a) and (b) shall apply to a person employed or utilized as a pharmacy technician to assist in the filling of prescriptions for an inpatient of a hospital or for an inmate of a correctional facility. (g) (1) A pharmacy with only one pharmacist shall have no more than one pharmacy technician performing the tasks specified in subdivision (a). The ratio of pharmacy technicians performing the tasks specified in subdivision (a) to any additional pharmacist shall not exceed 2:1, except that this ratio shall not apply to personnel performing clerical functions pursuant to Section 4116 or 4117. This ratio is applicable to all practice settings, except for an inpatient of a licensed health facility, a patient of a licensed home health agency, as specified in paragraph (2), an inmate of a correctional facility of the Department of the Youth Authority or the Department of Corrections, and for a person receiving treatment in a facility operated by the State Department of Mental Health, the State Department of Developmental Services, or the Department of Veterans Affairs. (2) 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, except that this ratio shall not apply to personnel performing clerical functions pursuant to Section 4116 or 4117. (3) A pharmacist scheduled to supervise a second pharmacy technician may refuse to supervise a second pharmacy technician if the pharmacist determines, in the exercise of his or her professional judgment, that permitting the second pharmacy technician to be on duty would interfere with the effective performance of the pharmacist' s responsibilities under this chapter. A pharmacist assigned to supervise a second pharmacy technician shall notify the pharmacist in charge in writing of his or her determination, specifying the circumstances of concern with respect to the pharmacy or the pharmacy technician that have led to the determination, within a reasonable period, but not to exceed 24 hours, after the posting of the relevant schedule. No entity employing a pharmacist may discharge, discipline, or otherwise discriminate against any pharmacist in the terms and conditions of employment for exercising or attempting to exercise in good faith the right established pursuant to this paragraph. (h) Notwithstanding subdivisions (b) and (f), the board shall by regulation establish conditions to permit the temporary absence of a pharmacist for breaks and lunch periods pursuant to Section 512 of the Labor Code and the orders of the Industrial Welfare Commission without closing the pharmacy. During these temporary absences, a pharmacy technician may, at the discretion of the pharmacist, remain in the pharmacy but may only perform nondiscretionary tasks. The pharmacist shall be responsible for a pharmacy technician and shall review any task performed by a pharmacy technician during the pharmacist's temporary absence. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to authorize a pharmacist to supervise pharmacy technicians in greater ratios than those described in subdivision (g). SEC. 36. Section 4127.7 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 4127.7. On and after July 1, 2005, a pharmacy shall compound sterile injectable products from one or more nonsterile ingredients in one of the following environments: (a) An ISO class 5 laminar airflow hood within an ISO class 7 cleanroom. The cleanroom must have a positive air pressure differential relative to adjacent areas. (b) An ISO class 5 cleanroom. (c) A barrier isolator that provides an ISO class 5 environment for compounding. SEC. 37. Section 4170.5 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 4170.5. (a) Veterinarians in a veterinary teaching hospital operated by an accredited veterinary medical school may dispense and administer dangerous drugs and devices and controlled substances from a common stock. (b) The veterinary teaching hospital shall designate a pharmacist to be responsible for ordering the drugs for the common stock and the designated pharmacist-in-charge shall be professionally responsible to insure that inventories, security procedures, training, protocol development, recordkeeping, packaging, labeling, and dispensing occur in a manner that is consistent with the promotion and protection of the health and safety of the public. (c) The veterinary teaching hospital's pharmacist-in-charge shall develop policies, procedures, and guidelines that recognize the unique relationship between the institution's pharmacists and veterinarians in the control, management, dispensation, and administration of drugs. (d) The board may inspect a veterinary teaching hospital dispensing or administering drugs pursuant to this section. SEC. 38. Section 4200 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4200. (a) The board may license as a pharmacist any applicant who meets all the following requirements: (1) Is at least 18 years of age. (2) (A) Has graduated from a college of pharmacy or department of pharmacy of a university recognized by the board; or (B) If the applicant graduated from a foreign pharmacy school, the foreign-educated applicant has been certified by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee. (3) Has completed at least 150 semester units of collegiate study in the United States, or the equivalent thereof in a foreign country. No less than 90 of those semester units shall have been completed while in resident attendance at a school or college of pharmacy. (4) Has earned at least a baccalaureate degree in a course of study devoted to the practice of pharmacy. (5) Has completed 1,500 hours of pharmacy practice experience or the equivalent in accordance with Section 4209. (6) Has passed a written and practical examination given by the board prior to December 31, 2003, or has passed the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination and the Multi-State Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination for California on or after January 1, 2004. (b) Proof of the qualifications of an applicant for licensure as a pharmacist, shall be made to the satisfaction of the board and shall be substantiated by affidavits or other evidence as may be required by the board. (c) Each person, upon application for licensure as a pharmacist under this chapter, shall pay to the executive officer of the board, the fees provided by this chapter. The fees shall be compensation to the board for investigation or examination of the applicant. SEC. 39. Section 4200.1 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 4200.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 135, an applicant may take the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination four times, and may take the Multi-State Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination for California four times. (b) Notwithstanding Section 135, an applicant may take the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination and the Multi-State Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination for California four additional times each if he or she successfully completes, at minimum, 16 additional semester units of education in pharmacy as approved by the board. (c) The applicant shall comply with the requirements of Section 4200 for each application for reexamination made pursuant to subdivision (b). (d) An applicant may use the same coursework to satisfy the additional educational requirement for each examination under subdivision (b), if the coursework was completed within 12 months of the date of his or her application for reexamination. (e) For purposes of this section, the board shall treat each failing score on the pharmacist licensure examination administered by the board prior to January 1, 2004, as a failing score on both the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination and the Multi-State Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination for California. (f) From January 1, 2004, to July 1, 2006, inclusive, the board shall collect data on the applicants who are admitted to, and take, the licensure examinations required by Section 4200. The board shall report to the Joint Committee on Boards, Commissions, and Consumer Protection before September 1, 2006, regarding the impact on those applicants of the examination limitations imposed by this section. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: (1) The number of applicants taking the examination and the number who fail the examination for the fourth time. (2) The number of applicants who, after failing the examination for the fourth time, complete a pharmacy studies program in California or another state to satisfy the requirements of this section and who apply to take the licensure examination required by Section 4200. (3) To the extent possible, the school from which the applicant graduated and the school's location and the pass/fail rates on the examination for each school. (g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2008, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2008, deletes or extends that date. SEC. 40. Section 4207 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4207. (a) Upon receipt of an application for a license and the applicable fee, the board shall make a thorough investigation to determine whether the applicant is qualified for the license being sought. The board shall also determine whether this article has been complied with, and shall investigate all matters directly related to the issuance of the license that may affect the public welfare. (b) The board shall not investigate matters connected with the operation of a premises other than those matters solely related to the furnishing of dangerous drugs or dangerous devices that might adversely affect the public welfare. (c) The board shall deny an application for a license if the applicant does not qualify for the license being sought. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may request any information it deems necessary to complete the application investigation required by this section, and a request for information that the board deems necessary in carrying out this section in any application or related form devised by the board shall not be required to be adopted by regulation pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). SEC. 41. Section 4208 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 4208. (a) At the discretion of the board, an intern pharmacist license may be issued for a period of: (1) One to six years to a person who is currently enrolled in a school of pharmacy recognized by the board. (2) Two years to a person who is a graduate of a school of pharmacy recognized by the board and who has applied to become licensed as a pharmacist in California. (3) Two years to a foreign graduate who has met educational requirements described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 4200. (4) One year to a person who has failed the pharmacist licensure examination four times and has reenrolled in a school of pharmacy to satisfy the requirements of Section 4200.1. (b) The board may issue an intern pharmacist license to an individual for the period of time specified in a decision of reinstatement adopted by the board. (c) An intern pharmacist shall notify the board within 30 days of any change of address. (d) An intern pharmacist whose license has been issued pursuant to paragraph (1) or paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) shall return his or her license, by registered mail, within 30 days of no longer being enrolled in a school of pharmacy. The intern pharmacist license will be canceled by the board. Notwithstanding subdivision (c), an intern pharmacist license may be reinstated if the student reenrolls in a school of pharmacy recognized by the board to fulfill the education requirements of paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 4200. SEC. 42. Section 4209 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 4209. (a) (1) An intern pharmacist shall complete 1,500 hours of pharmacy practice before applying for the pharmacist licensure examination. (2) This pharmacy practice shall comply with the Standards of Curriculum established by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or with regulations adopted by the board. (b) An intern pharmacist shall submit proof of his or her experience on board-approved affidavits, or another form specified by the board, which shall be certified under penalty of perjury by a pharmacist under whose supervision such experience was obtained or by the pharmacist-in-charge at the pharmacy while the pharmacist intern obtained the experience. (c) An applicant for the examination who has been licensed as a pharmacist in any state for at least one year, as certified by the licensing agency of that state, may submit this certification to satisfy the required 1,500 hours of intern experience. Certification of an applicant's licensure in another state shall be submitted in writing and signed, under oath, by a duly authorized official of the state in which the license is held. SEC. 43. Section 4409 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4409. At the time a pharmacy license is renewed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 4110 or a pharmacist license is renewed pursuant to Section 4401, the pharmacy or pharmacist may make a contribution of at least twenty-five dollars ($25), to be submitted to the board, for the sole purpose of funding the California Pharmacist Scholarship and Loan Repayment Program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 128198) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code. The contribution submitted pursuant to this section shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the California Pharmacist Scholarship and Loan Repayment Program Fund established pursuant to Section 128198.5 of the Health and Safety Code. SEC. 44. Section 4980.395 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4980.395. (a) A licensee who began graduate study prior to January 1, 2004, shall complete a three-hour continuing education course in aging and long-term care during his or her first renewal period after the operative date of this section and shall submit to the board evidence, acceptable to the board, of the person's satisfactory completion of the course. (b) The course shall include, but is not limited to, the biological, social, and psychological aspects of aging. (c) A person seeking to meet the requirements of subdivision (a) of this section may submit to the board a certificate evidencing completion of equivalent courses in aging and long-term care taken prior to the operative date of this section, or proof of equivalent teaching or practice experience. The board, in its discretion, may accept that certification as meeting the requirements of this section. (d) The board may not renew an applicant's license until the applicant has met the requirements of this section. (e) Continuing education courses taken pursuant to this section shall be applied to the 36 hours of approved continuing education required in Section 4980.54. (f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2005. SEC. 45. Section 4990.4 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4990.4. "Accredited school of social work," within the meaning of this chapter, is a school that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education. SEC. 46. Section 4996.18 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4996.18. (a) A person who wishes to be credited with experience toward licensure requirements shall register with the board as an associate clinical social worker prior to obtaining that experience. The application shall be made on a form prescribed by the board and shall be accompanied by a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75). An applicant for registration shall (1) possess a master's degree from an accredited school or department of social work, and (2) not have committed any crimes or acts constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480. On and after January 1, 1993, an applicant who possesses a master's degree from a school or department of social work that is a candidate for accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education shall be eligible, and shall be required, to register as an associate clinical social worker in order to gain experience toward licensure if the applicant has not committed any crimes or acts that constitute grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480. That applicant shall not, however, be eligible for examination until the school or department of social work has received accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education. (b) Registration as an associate clinical social worker shall expire one year from the last day of the month during which it was issued. A registration may be renewed annually after initial registration by filing on or before the date on which the registration expires, an application for renewal, paying a renewal fee of seventy-five dollars ($75), and notifying the board whether he or she has been convicted, as defined in Section 490, of a misdemeanor or felony, and whether any disciplinary action has been taken by any regulatory or licensing board in this or any other state, subsequent to the issuance of the initial registration or registrant's last renewal. Each person who registers or has registered as an associate clinical social worker, may retain that status for a total of six years. (c) Notwithstanding the limitations on the length of an associate registration in subdivision (b), an associate may apply for, and the board shall grant, one-year extensions beyond the six-year period when no grounds exist for denial, suspension, or revocation of the registration pursuant to Section 480. An associate shall be eligible to receive a maximum of three one-year extensions. An associate who practices pursuant to an extension shall not practice independently and shall comply with all requirements of this chapter governing experience, including supervision, even if the associate has completed the hours of experience required for licensure. Each extension shall commence on the date when the last associate renewal or extension expires. An application for extension shall be made on a form prescribed by the board and shall be accompanied by a renewal fee of fifty dollars ($50). An associate who is granted this extension may work in all work settings authorized pursuant to this chapter. (d) A registrant shall not provide clinical social work services to the public for a fee, monetary or otherwise, except as an employee. (e) A registrant shall inform each client or patient prior to performing any professional services that he or she is unlicensed and is under the supervision of a licensed professional. (f) Any experience obtained under the supervision of a spouse or relative by blood or marriage shall not be credited toward the required hours of supervised experience. Any experience obtained under the supervision of a supervisor with whom the applicant has a personal relationship that undermines the authority or effectiveness of the supervision shall not be credited toward the required hours of supervised experience. (g) An applicant who possesses a master's degree from an accredited school or department of social work shall be able to apply experience the applicant obtained during the time the accredited school or department was in candidacy status by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education toward the licensure requirements, if the experience meets the requirements of Section 4996.20, 4996.21, or 4996.23. This subdivision shall apply retroactively to persons who possess a master's degree from an accredited school or department of social work and who obtained experience during the time the accredited school or department was in candidacy status by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education. (h) An applicant for registration or licensure trained in an educational institution outside the United States shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board that he or she possesses a master's of social work degree that is equivalent to a master's degree issued from a school or department of social work that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education. These applicants shall provide the board with a comprehensive evaluation of the degree and shall provide any other documentation the board deems necessary. The board has the authority to make the final determination as to whether a degree meets all requirements, including, but not limited to, course requirements regardless of evaluation or accreditation. SEC. 47. Section 4996.20 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4996.20. The experience required by subdivision (c) of Section 4996.2 shall meet the following criteria: (a) An applicant shall have at least 3,200 hours of post-master's experience, supervised by a licensed clinical social worker, in providing clinical social work services consisting of psychosocial diagnosis; assessment; treatment, including psychotherapy and counseling; client-centered advocacy; consultation; and evaluation as permitted by Section 4996.9. For persons applying for licensure on or after January 1, 1992, this experience shall have been gained in not less than two nor more than six years and shall have been gained within the six years immediately preceding the date on which the application for licensure was filed. (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision (a) that 3,200 hours of experience shall be gained under the supervision of a licensed clinical social worker, up to 1,000 hours of the required experience may be gained under the supervision of a licensed mental health professional acceptable to the board. For purposes of this section, "supervision" means responsibility for and control of the quality of social work services being provided. Consultation shall not be considered to be supervision. Supervision shall include at least one hour of direct supervision for each week of experience claimed. Not less than one-half of the hours of required supervision shall be individual supervision. The remaining hours may be group supervision. "Individual supervision" means one supervisor meets with one supervisee at a time. "Group supervision" means a supervisor meets with a group of no more than eight supervisees at a time. (c) For purposes of this section, a "private practice setting" is any setting other than a governmental entity, a school, college or university, a nonprofit and charitable corporation or a licensed health facility. Employment in a private practice setting shall not commence until the applicant has been registered as an associate clinical social worker. A registrant employed in a private practice setting shall not: (1) Pay his or her employer for supervision, and shall receive fair remuneration from his or her employer. (2) Receive any remuneration from patients or clients and shall only be paid by his or her employer. (3) Perform services at any place except where the registrant's employer regularly conducts business. (4) Have any proprietary interest in the employer's business. (d) A person employed in a setting other than a private practice setting may obtain supervision from a person not employed by the registrant's employer if that person has signed a written contract with the employer to take supervisory responsibility for the registrant's social work services. (e) This section shall apply only to persons who apply for registration on or before December 31, 1998. SEC. 48. Section 4996.26 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4996.26. (a) A licensee who began graduate study prior to January 1, 2004, shall complete a three-hour continuing education course in aging and long-term care during his or her first renewal period after the operative date of this section, and shall submit to the board evidence acceptable to the board of the person's satisfactory completion of the course. (b) The course shall include, but is not limited to, the biological, social, and psychological aspects of aging. (c) Any person seeking to meet the requirements of subdivision (a) of this section may submit to the board a certificate evidencing completion of equivalent courses in aging and long-term care taken prior to the operative date of this section, or proof of equivalent teaching or practice experience. The board, in its discretion, may accept that certification as meeting the requirements of this section. (d) The board may not renew an applicant's license until the applicant has met the requirements of this section. (e) Continuing education courses taken pursuant to this section shall be applied to the 36 hours of approved continuing education required in Section 4996.22. (f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2005. SEC. 49. Section 5810 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 5810. (a) This chapter shall be subject to the review required by Division 1.2 (commencing with Section 473). (b) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2007, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2007, deletes or extends that date. SEC. 50. Section 18629 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 18629. "School, college, or university" means a secondary school, the University of California, a California State University, public community college, or any other private, postsecondary educational institution meeting the requirements of Section 94739, or Article 8 (commencing with Section 94900) or Article 9 (commencing with Section 94915) of Chapter 7 of Part 59 of the Education Code. SEC. 51. Section 13401 of the Corporations Code is amended to read: 13401. As used in this part: (a) "Professional services" means any type of professional services that may be lawfully rendered only pursuant to a license, certification, or registration authorized by the Business and Professions Code, the Chiropractic Act, or the Osteopathic Act. (b) "Professional corporation" means a corporation organized under the General Corporation Law or pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 13406 that is engaged in rendering professional services in a single profession, except as otherwise authorized in Section 13401.5, pursuant to a certificate of registration issued by the governmental agency regulating the profession as herein provided and that in its practice or business designates itself as a professional or other corporation as may be required by statute. However, any professional corporation or foreign professional corporation rendering professional services by persons duly licensed by the Medical Board of California or any examining committee under the jurisdiction of the board, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, the Dental Board of California, the California State Board of Pharmacy, the Veterinary Medical Board, the California Architects Board, the Court Reporters Board of California, the Board of Behavioral Sciences, the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board, or the Board of Registered Nursing shall not be required to obtain a certificate of registration in order to render those professional services. (c) "Foreign professional corporation" means a corporation organized under the laws of a state of the United States other than this state that is engaged in a profession of a type for which there is authorization in the Business and Professions Code for the performance of professional services by a foreign professional corporation. (d) "Licensed person" means any natural person who is duly licensed under the provisions of the Business and Professions Code, the Chiropractic Act, or the Osteopathic Act to render the same professional services as are or will be rendered by the professional corporation or foreign professional corporation of which he or she is or intends to become, an officer, director, shareholder, or employee. (e) "Disqualified person" means a licensed person who for any reason becomes legally disqualified (temporarily or permanently) to render the professional services that the particular professional corporation or foreign professional corporation of which he or she is an officer, director, shareholder, or employee is or was rendering. SEC. 52. Section 11159.1 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 11159.1. An order for controlled substances furnished to a patient in a clinic which has a permit issued pursuant to Article 13 (commencing with Section 4180) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, except an order for a Schedule II controlled substance, shall be exempt from the prescription requirements of this article and shall be in writing on the patient's record, signed by the prescriber, dated, and shall state the name and quantity of the controlled substance ordered and the quantity actually furnished. The record of the order shall be maintained as a clinic record for a minimum of seven years. This section shall apply only to a clinic that has obtained a permit under the provisions of Article 13 (commencing with Section 4180) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code. Clinics that furnish controlled substances shall be required to keep a separate record of the furnishing of those drugs which shall be available for review and inspection by all properly authorized personnel. SEC. 53. Section 11207 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 11207. (a) No person other than a pharmacist as defined in Section 4036 of the Business and Professions Code or an intern pharmacist, as defined in Section 4030 of the Business and Professions Code, who is under the personal supervision of a pharmacist, shall compound, prepare, fill or dispense a prescription for a controlled substance. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a pharmacy technician may perform those tasks permitted by Section 4115 of the Business and Professions Code when assisting a pharmacist dispensing a prescription for a controlled substance. SEC. 54. Sections 29.5 and 29.7 of this bill incorporate amendments to Section 4059.5 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by both this bill and SB 1307. Sections 29.5 and 29.7 shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2005, (2) each bill amends Section 4059.5 of the Business and Professions Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after SB 1307, in which case Section 29 of this bill shall not become operative. SEC. 55. Sections 31.5 and 31.7 of this bill incorporate amendments to Section 4081 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by both this bill and SB 1307. Sections 31.5 and 31.7 shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2005, (2) each bill amends Section 4081 of the Business and Professions Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after SB 1307, in which case Section 31 of this bill shall not become operative. SEC. 56. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.