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          Date of Hearing:   August 6, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                  SB 1039 (Hernandez) - As Amended:  August 4, 2014 

          Policy Committee:                             HealthVote:17-0
                       Business and Professions         Vote: 14-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          Yes    Reimbursable:              No

           SUMMARY  

          This bill makes minor updates to various pharmacy-related  
          statutes.  Specifically, key provisions of this bill: 

          1)Allow the delegation of additional routine, non-discretionary  
            tasks to pharmacy technicians (PTs) and intern pharmacists  
            working in hospitals.

          2)Clarify a pharmacist is responsible for duties performed under  
            his or her supervision by a technician.

          3)Allow hospital pharmacies to furnish drugs and devices  
            pursuant to standing orders, order sets, and protocols; and to  
            the emergency medical services system of a hospital.

          4)Establish drug storage and inspection requirements for  
            hospital pharmacies, and specifies personnel responsible for  
            these tasks.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Potential oversight and enforcement costs to the Board of  
          Pharmacy, not likely to exceed $100,000 per year (Pharmacy Board  
          Contingent Fund). 

           COMMENTS  

           1)Purpose  . According to the author, this bill allows health  
            facilities to make more efficient use of pharmacy personnel by  
            expanding the types of tasks that pharmacy technicians and  
            interns are permitted to perform, freeing up pharmacists to  








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            focus on patient care.  In addition, it updates requirements  
            to align more closely with the current regulatory environment  
            for personnel and facilities.  The sponsors of this bill,  
            California Society of Health-System Pharmacists, contend  
            existing regulations require pharmacists to perform menial and  
            administrative tasks.  They indicate some regulatory  
            provisions predate the creation of a licensed pharmacy  
            technician workforce.  

           2)Prior Legislation  . SB 493 (Hern�ndez) Chapter 469, Statutes of  
            2013, updated the Pharmacy Law to authorize pharmacists to  
            perform certain functions and established advanced practice  
            recognition.
           Analysis Prepared by  :    Lisa Murawski / APPR. / (916) 319-2081