California Senate Bill SB1095 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1095INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Rubio FEBRUARY 16, 2012 An act to amend Sections 4190 and 4195 of, and to amend the heading of Article 14 (commencing with Section 4190) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of, the Business and Professions Code, relating to pharmacy. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1095, as introduced, Rubio. Pharmacy: clinics. Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of pharmacy by the California State Board of Pharmacy and makes a knowing violation of its provisions a crime. Existing law authorizes a surgical clinic, as defined, that is licensed by the board to purchase drugs at wholesale for administration or dispensing, under the direction of a physician and surgeon, to patients registered for care at the surgical clinic. Existing law prohibits a surgical clinic from operating without a license issued by the board. Existing law requires these surgical clinics to comply with various regulatory requirements and to maintain specified records. Existing law authorizes the board to inspect a surgical clinic at any time in order to determine whether a surgical clinic is operating in compliance with certain requirements. This bill would expand these provisions to additionally authorize an outpatient setting or an ambulatory surgical center, as specified, to purchase drugs at wholesale for administration or dispensing, subject to the requirements applicable to surgical clinics. The bill would delete the requirement that a surgical clinic be licensed by the board but would require the clinics described above to be licensed in order to receive the benefits of these provisions. The bill would specify that the board is authorized to inspect only a clinic that is licensed by the board. Because a knowing violation of these requirements by outpatient settings and ambulatory surgical centers would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the California Outpatient Pharmacy Patient Safety and Improvement Act. SEC. 2. The heading of Article 14 (commencing with Section 4190) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: Article 14.  Surgical  Clinics SEC. 3. Section 4190 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4190.  (a) For the purposes of this article, "clinic" means a surgical clinic licensed pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1204 of the Health and Safety Code, an outpatient setting accredited by an accreditation agency, as defined in Section 1248 of the Health and Safety Code, or an ambulatory surgical center certified to participate in the Medicare Program under Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395 et seq.).   (a)   (b)  Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, a  surgical clinic, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1204 of the Health and Safety Code   clinic  may purchase drugs at wholesale for administration or dispensing, under the direction of a physician  and surgeon  , to patients registered for care at the clinic, as provided in subdivision  (b)   (c)  . The clinic shall keep records of the kind and amounts of drugs purchased, administered, and dispensed, and the records shall be available and maintained for a minimum of three years for inspection by all properly authorized personnel.  (b)   (c)  The drug distribution service of a  surgical  clinic shall be limited to the use of drugs for administration to the patients of the  surgical  clinic and to the dispensing of drugs for the control of pain and nausea for patients of the clinic. Drugs shall not be dispensed in an amount greater than that required to meet the patient's needs for 72 hours. Drugs for administration shall be those drugs directly applied, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient for his or her immediate needs.  (c)   (d)  No  surgical  clinic shall  operate without a license issued by the board nor shall it  be entitled to the benefits of this section until it has obtained a license from the board. A separate license shall be required for each clinic location. A clinic  licensed by the board  shall notify the board of any change in the clinic's address on a form furnished by the board.  (d) Any   (e)     If a clinic is licensed by the board, any  proposed change in ownership or beneficial interest in the licensee shall be reported to the board, on a form to be furnished by the board, at least 30 days prior to the execution of any agreement to purchase, sell, exchange, gift or otherwise transfer any ownership or beneficial interest or prior to any transfer of ownership or beneficial interest, whichever occurs earlier.  (f) Nothing in this section shall limit the ability of a physician and surgeon or a group medical practice to prescribe, dispense, administer, or furnish drugs at a clinic as provided in Sections 2241.5, 2242, and 4170.  SEC. 4. Section 4195 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 4195. The board shall have the authority to inspect a clinic  that is licensed pursuant to this article  at any time in order to determine whether  a   the  clinic is, or is not, operating in compliance with this article and all other provisions of the law. SEC. 5. 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.