Senate BillNo. 493


Introduced by Senator Hernandez

February 21, 2013


An act to amend Section 4050 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to pharmacies.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 493, as introduced, Hernandez. Pharmacy practice.

The Pharmacy Law provides for the licensing and regulation of pharmacists by the California State Board of Pharmacy in the Department of Consumer Affairs, and states that pharmacy practice is a dynamic, patient-oriented health service that applies a scientific body of knowledge to improve and promote patient health by means of appropriate drug use and drug-related therapy.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 4050 of the Business and Professions
2Code
is amended to read:

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4050.  

(a) In recognition of and consistent with the decisions
4of the appellate courts of this state, the Legislature hereby declares
5the practice of pharmacy to be a profession.

6(b) Pharmacy practice is a dynamicbegin insert,end insert patient-oriented health
7service that applies a scientific body of knowledge to improve and
8promote patient health by means of appropriate drug use,
9drug-related therapy, and communication for clinical and
P2    1consultative purposes. Pharmacy practice is continually evolving
2to include more sophisticated and comprehensive patient care
3activities.



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