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CA Bus & Prof Code § 4204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy|ARTICLE 16 - Applications|Section 4204.

4204.  (a) Each application for a license under Section 4190 shall be made on a form furnished by the board. The form of application for a license under this article shall contain the name and address of the applicant, whether the applicant is licensed, the type of services the facility will offer, the name of its professional director, the name of its administrator, and the name of its consulting pharmacist.(b) Each initial application shall contain a statement from a consulting pharmacist certifying that the policies and procedures of the clinic’s drug distribution service, relative to inventories, security procedures, training, protocol development, recordkeeping, packaging, labeling, dispensing, and patient consultation are consistent with the promotion and protection of health and safety of the public. Upon the filing of the application and the payment of a fee in subdivision (s) of Section 4400, the board shall make a thorough investigation to determine whether the applicant and the premises for which application for a license is made qualify for a license. 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. The board shall not however, investigate any matters connected with the operation of a premises, including operating hours, parking availability, or operating noise, except those matters relating to the furnishing, sale, or dispensing of drugs or devices. The board shall deny an application for a license if either the applicant or the premises for which application for a license is made do not qualify for a license under this article.(c) If the board determines that the applicant and the premises for which application for a license is made qualify for a license under Section 4190, the executive officer of the board shall issue a license authorizing the clinic to which it is issued to purchase drugs at wholesale pursuant to Section 4190. The license shall be renewed annually upon payment of a renewal fee prescribed in subdivision (s) of Section 4400 and shall not be transferable.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 890, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy|ARTICLE 16 - Applications|Section 4205.

4205.  (a) A license issued pursuant to Section 4110, 4120, 4160, or 4161 shall be considered a license within the meaning of Section 4141.(b) The board may, in its discretion, issue a license to any person authorizing the sale and dispensing of hypodermic syringes and needles for animal use.(c) The application for a license shall be made in writing on a form to be furnished by the board. The board may require any information as the board deems reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of Article 9 (commencing with Section 4140) of this chapter.(d) A separate license shall be required for each of the premises of any person who sells or dispenses hypodermic syringes or needles at more than one location.(e) A license shall be renewed annually and shall not be transferable.(f) The board may deny, revoke, or suspend any license issued pursuant to this article for any violation of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 621, Sec. 58. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4207 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy|ARTICLE 16 - Applications|Section 4207.

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 Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 6. (AB 1023) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4208 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy|ARTICLE 16 - Applications|Section 4208.

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 (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 shall 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.(e) A person who has not completed the experience requirements necessary to be eligible for the licensure examination may have his or her intern license extended for a period of up to two years at the discretion of the board if he or she is able to demonstrate his or her inability to exercise the privileges of the intern license during the initial license period.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 588, Sec. 53. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4209 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy|ARTICLE 16 - Applications|Section 4209.

4209.  (a) (1) An intern pharmacist shall complete 1,500 hours of pharmacy practice experience before applying for the pharmacist licensure examination.(2) This pharmacy practice experience shall comply with the Standards of Curriculum established by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or with regulations adopted by the board.(3) This pharmacy practice experience shall include 900 hours of pharmacy practice experience in a pharmacy as a pharmacist and shall include pharmacy practice experience in both a community and institutional pharmacy practice setting.(b) An intern pharmacist shall submit proof of his or her pharmacy practice 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 the experience was obtained or by the pharmacist-in-charge at the pharmacy while the pharmacist intern obtained the experience. Pharmacy practice experience earned in another state may be certified by the licensing agency of that state to document proof of those hours.(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 pharmacy practice experience, provided that the applicant has obtained a minimum of 900 hours of pharmacy practice experience in a pharmacy as a pharmacist and has pharmacy practice experience in both a community and institutional pharmacy practice setting. 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.(d) An applicant for the examination who has graduated after January 1, 2016, from an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy or school of pharmacy recognized by the board shall be deemed to have satisfied the pharmacy practice experience requirements specified in subdivisions (a) and (b).(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 147, Sec. 1. (SB 590) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4210 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy|ARTICLE 16 - Applications|Section 4210.

4210.  (a) A person who seeks recognition as an advanced practice pharmacist shall meet all of the following requirements:(1) Hold an active license to practice pharmacy issued pursuant to this chapter that is in good standing.(2) (A) Satisfy any two of the following criteria:(i) Earn certification in a relevant area of practice, including, but not limited to, ambulatory care, critical care, geriatric pharmacy, nuclear pharmacy, nutrition support pharmacy, oncology pharmacy, pediatric pharmacy, pharmacotherapy, or psychiatric pharmacy, from an organization recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or another entity recognized by the board.(ii) Complete a postgraduate residency through an accredited postgraduate institution where at least 50 percent of the experience includes the provision of direct patient care services with interdisciplinary teams.(iii) Have provided clinical services to patients for at least one year under a collaborative practice agreement or protocol with a physician, advanced practice pharmacist, pharmacist practicing collaborative drug therapy management, or health system.(B) For purposes of this paragraph, if, as a condition of completion of one of the required criteria fulfillment of a second criterion is also required, that completion shall be deemed to satisfy this paragraph.(3) File an application with the board for recognition as an advanced practice pharmacist.(4) Pay the applicable fee to the board.(b) An advanced practice pharmacist recognition issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for two years, coterminous with the certificate holder’s license to practice pharmacy.(c) The board shall adopt regulations establishing the means of documenting completion of the requirements in this section.(d) The board shall, by regulation, set the fee for the issuance and renewal of advanced practice pharmacist recognition at the reasonable cost of regulating advanced practice pharmacists pursuant to this chapter. The fee shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300).(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 629, Sec. 24. (AB 1533) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4211 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy|ARTICLE 16 - Applications|Section 4211.

4211.  (a) An applicant for renewal of an advanced practice pharmacist recognition shall maintain a current and active pharmacist license, and shall submit all of the following as part of the renewal:(1) Application and payment of the renewal fees.(2) (A) Proof satisfactory to the board that the licensee has completed 10 hours of continuing education pursuant to Section 4233.(B) The 10 hours shall be in addition to the continuing education requirements necessary for a pharmacist license renewal pursuant to Section 4231.(C) An advanced practice pharmacist shall retain documentation of completion of continuing education for four years.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the board shall not require completion of continuing education for the first renewal cycle of an advanced practice pharmacist recognition.(c) The board may issue an inactive advanced practice pharmacist recognition under any of the following conditions:(1) The pharmacist’s license becomes inactive.(2) The advanced practice pharmacist fails to provide documentation of the completion of the required continuing education.(3) As part of an investigation or audit conducted by the board, the advanced practice pharmacist fails to provide documentation substantiating the completion of continuing education.(d) The board shall reactivate an inactive advanced practice pharmacist recognition only if the advanced practice pharmacist pays the required renewal fees pursuant to Section 4210, submits satisfactory proof to the board of completion of the continuing education requirements under Section 4233, and meets all renewal requirements in this section.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 213, Sec. 4. (SB 655) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4231 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy|ARTICLE 17 - Continuing Education|Section 4231.

4231.  (a) The board shall not renew a pharmacist license unless the applicant submits proof satisfactory to the board that he or she has successfully completed 30 hours of approved courses of continuing pharmacy education during the two years preceding the application for renewal.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the board shall not require completion of continuing education for the first renewal of a pharmacist license.(c) If an applicant for renewal of a pharmacist license submits the renewal application and payment of the renewal fee but does not submit proof satisfactory to the board that the licensee has completed 30 hours of continuing pharmacy education, the board shall not renew the license and shall issue the applicant an inactive pharmacist license. A licensee with an inactive pharmacist license issued pursuant to this section may obtain an active pharmacist license by paying the renewal fees due and submitting satisfactory proof to the board that the licensee has completed 30 hours of continuing pharmacy education.(d) If, as part of an investigation or audit conducted by the board, a pharmacist fails to provide documentation substantiating the completion of continuing education as required in subdivision (a), the board shall cancel the active pharmacist license and issue an inactive pharmacist license in its place. A licensee with an inactive pharmacist license issued pursuant to this section may obtain an active pharmacist license by paying the renewal fees due and submitting satisfactory proof to the board that the licensee has completed 30 hours of continuing pharmacy education.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 308, Sec. 56. (SB 819) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4232 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy|ARTICLE 17 - Continuing Education|Section 4232.

4232.  (a) The courses shall be in the form of postgraduate studies, institutes, seminars, lectures, conferences, workshops, extension studies, correspondence courses, and other similar methods of conveying continuing professional pharmacy education.(b) The subject matter shall be pertinent to the socioeconomic and legal aspects of health care, the properties and actions of drugs and dosage forms and the etiology, and characteristics and therapeutics of the disease state.(c) The subject matter of the courses may include, but shall not be limited to, the following: pharmacology, biochemistry, physiology, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacy administration, pharmacy jurisprudence, public health and communicable diseases, professional practice management, anatomy, histology, and any other subject matter as represented in curricula of accredited colleges of pharmacy.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 621, Sec. 61. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4232.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy|ARTICLE 17 - Continuing Education|Section 4232.5.

4232.5.  (a) A pharmacist who, pursuant to any authority of this chapter, prescribes a Schedule II controlled substance, shall have completed an education course on the risks of addiction associated with the use of Schedule II drugs.(b) A pharmacist who has completed such a course within the last four years shall be deemed to have satisfied this requirement.(c) This section shall become operative July 1, 2022.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 629, Sec. 25. (AB 1533) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative July 1, 2022, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4233 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy|ARTICLE 17 - Continuing Education|Section 4233.

4233.  A pharmacist who is recognized as an advanced practice pharmacist shall complete 10 hours of continuing education each renewal cycle in addition to the requirements of Section 4231. The subject matter shall be in one or more areas of practice relevant to the pharmacist’s clinical practice.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 469, Sec. 16. (SB 493) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4234 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy|ARTICLE 17 - Continuing Education|Section 4234.

4234.  The board may, in accordance with the intent of this article, make exceptions from the requirements of this article in emergency or hardship cases.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 890, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4240 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy|ARTICLE 18 - Poisons|Section 4240.

4240.  (a) The California Hazardous Substances Act, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 108100) of Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, applies to pharmacies and pharmacists and any other person or place subject to the jurisdiction of the board.(b) The board may enforce that act when necessary for the protection of the health and safety of the public if prior regulatory notice is given in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). Board enforcement shall focus on those hazardous substances that relate significantly to or overlap the practice of pharmacy.(c) “Poison” as used in this chapter refers to a category of hazardous substances defined in Section 108125 of the Health and Safety Code. The board may by regulation make the category more specific.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 890, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy|ARTICLE 19 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 4300.

4300.  (a) Every license issued may be suspended or revoked.(b) The board shall discipline the holder of any license issued by the board, whose default has been entered or whose case has been heard by the board and found guilty, by any of the following methods:(1) Suspending judgment.(2) Placing him or her upon probation.(3) Suspending his or her right to practice for a period not exceeding one year.(4) Revoking his or her license.(5) Taking any other action in relation to disciplining him or her as the board in its discretion may deem proper.(c) The board may refuse a license to any applicant guilty of unprofessional conduct. The board may, in its sole discretion, issue a probationary license to any applicant for a license who is guilty of unprofessional conduct and who has met all other requirements for licensure. The board may issue the license subject to any terms or conditions not contrary to public policy, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Medical or psychiatric evaluation.(2) Continuing medical or psychiatric treatment.(3) Restriction of type or circumstances of practice.(4) Continuing participation in a board-approved rehabilitation program.(5) Abstention from the use of alcohol or drugs.(6) Random fluid testing for alcohol or drugs.(7) Compliance with laws and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy.(d) The board may initiate disciplinary proceedings to revoke or suspend any probationary certificate of licensure for any violation of the terms and conditions of probation. Upon satisfactory completion of probation, the board shall convert the probationary certificate to a regular certificate, free of conditions.(e) The proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of the Government Code, and the board shall have all the powers granted therein. The action shall be final, except that the propriety of the action is subject to review by the superior court pursuant to Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 549, Sec. 113. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4300.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy|ARTICLE 19 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 4300.1.

4300.1.  The expiration, cancellation, forfeiture, or suspension of a board-issued license by operation of law or by order or decision of the board or a court of law, the placement of a license on a retired status, or the voluntary surrender of a license by a licensee shall not deprive the board of jurisdiction to commence or proceed with any investigation of, or action or disciplinary proceeding against, the licensee or to render a decision suspending or revoking the license.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 799, Sec. 23. (SB 1575) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4301.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy|ARTICLE 19 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 4301.1.

4301.1.  In order to ensure that the board’s resources are maximized for the protection of the public health and safety, the board shall prioritize its investigative and prosecutorial resources to ensure that pharmacists representing the greatest threat of patient harm are identified and disciplined expeditiously.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 484, Sec. 35. (SB 1193) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4301.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 9 - Pharmacy|ARTICLE 19 - Disciplinary Proceedings|Section 4301.3.

4301.3.  (a) On or before July 1, 2023, the board shall convene a workgroup of interested stakeholders to discuss whether moving to a standard of care enforcement model would be feasible and appropriate for the regulation of pharmacy and make recommendations to the Legislature about the outcome of these discussions through a report submitted pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 629, Sec. 26. (AB 1533) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)