Amended IN Senate March 20, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1468Introduced by Senators Ochoa Bogh and RothFebruary 16, 2024An act to amend Section 108 add Article 10.8 (commencing with Section 750) to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. healing arts.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1468, as amended, Ochoa Bogh. Department of Consumer Affairs. Healing arts boards: informational and educational materials for prescribers of narcotics: federal Three Day Rule.Existing law regulates healing arts practitioners by various boards under the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing federal regulations, known as the Three Day Rule, authorize a practitioner who is not specifically registered to conduct a narcotic treatment program to dispense not more than a 3-day supply of narcotic drugs, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, to one person or for one persons use at one time for the purpose of initiating maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment while arrangements are being made for referral for treatment, as specified.This bill would require each board that licenses a prescriber, as defined, to develop and biannually disseminate to each licensee informational and educational material regarding the Three Day Rule, and would require the Medical Board of California to also biannually disseminate the material it develops to each acute care hospital in the state.Existing law establishes the Department of Consumer Affairs, which is comprised of boards that license and regulate various professions and vocations. Under existing law, each board within the department exists as a separate unit with specified functions.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 10.8 (commencing with Section 750) is added to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, to read: Article 10.8. Three Day Rule for Narcotic Drug Prescriptions750. (a) For purposes of this section, prescriber means a person authorized to write or issue a prescription pursuant to Section 11150 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) Each board that licenses a prescriber shall develop informational and educational material regarding the federal Drug Enforcement Administrations Three Day Rule, as codified in subsection (b) of Section 1306.07 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, in order to ensure prescriber awareness of existing medication-assisted treatment pathways to serve patients with substance use disorder and shall disseminate the informational and educational material to licensees biannually.(c) The Medical Board of California shall also disseminate the informational and educational material it develops pursuant to subdivision (b) to each acute care hospital in the state biannually.(d) The department and boards may consult with other state agencies as necessary to implement this section.SECTION 1.Section 108 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:108.Each board within the department exists as a separate unit, and has the functions of setting standards, holding meetings, and setting dates thereof, preparing and conducting examinations, passing upon applicants, conducting investigations of violations of laws under its jurisdiction, issuing citations and holding hearings for the revocation of licenses, and the imposing of penalties following those hearings, insofar as these powers are given by statute to each respective board. Amended IN Senate March 20, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1468Introduced by Senators Ochoa Bogh and RothFebruary 16, 2024An act to amend Section 108 add Article 10.8 (commencing with Section 750) to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. healing arts.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1468, as amended, Ochoa Bogh. Department of Consumer Affairs. Healing arts boards: informational and educational materials for prescribers of narcotics: federal Three Day Rule.Existing law regulates healing arts practitioners by various boards under the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing federal regulations, known as the Three Day Rule, authorize a practitioner who is not specifically registered to conduct a narcotic treatment program to dispense not more than a 3-day supply of narcotic drugs, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, to one person or for one persons use at one time for the purpose of initiating maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment while arrangements are being made for referral for treatment, as specified.This bill would require each board that licenses a prescriber, as defined, to develop and biannually disseminate to each licensee informational and educational material regarding the Three Day Rule, and would require the Medical Board of California to also biannually disseminate the material it develops to each acute care hospital in the state.Existing law establishes the Department of Consumer Affairs, which is comprised of boards that license and regulate various professions and vocations. Under existing law, each board within the department exists as a separate unit with specified functions.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Amended IN Senate March 20, 2024 Amended IN Senate March 20, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1468 Introduced by Senators Ochoa Bogh and RothFebruary 16, 2024 Introduced by Senators Ochoa Bogh and Roth February 16, 2024 An act to amend Section 108 add Article 10.8 (commencing with Section 750) to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to professions and vocations. healing arts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1468, as amended, Ochoa Bogh. Department of Consumer Affairs. Healing arts boards: informational and educational materials for prescribers of narcotics: federal Three Day Rule. Existing law regulates healing arts practitioners by various boards under the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing federal regulations, known as the Three Day Rule, authorize a practitioner who is not specifically registered to conduct a narcotic treatment program to dispense not more than a 3-day supply of narcotic drugs, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, to one person or for one persons use at one time for the purpose of initiating maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment while arrangements are being made for referral for treatment, as specified.This bill would require each board that licenses a prescriber, as defined, to develop and biannually disseminate to each licensee informational and educational material regarding the Three Day Rule, and would require the Medical Board of California to also biannually disseminate the material it develops to each acute care hospital in the state.Existing law establishes the Department of Consumer Affairs, which is comprised of boards that license and regulate various professions and vocations. Under existing law, each board within the department exists as a separate unit with specified functions.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to these provisions. Existing law regulates healing arts practitioners by various boards under the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing federal regulations, known as the Three Day Rule, authorize a practitioner who is not specifically registered to conduct a narcotic treatment program to dispense not more than a 3-day supply of narcotic drugs, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, to one person or for one persons use at one time for the purpose of initiating maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment while arrangements are being made for referral for treatment, as specified. This bill would require each board that licenses a prescriber, as defined, to develop and biannually disseminate to each licensee informational and educational material regarding the Three Day Rule, and would require the Medical Board of California to also biannually disseminate the material it develops to each acute care hospital in the state. Existing law establishes the Department of Consumer Affairs, which is comprised of boards that license and regulate various professions and vocations. Under existing law, each board within the department exists as a separate unit with specified functions. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to these provisions. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 10.8 (commencing with Section 750) is added to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, to read: Article 10.8. Three Day Rule for Narcotic Drug Prescriptions750. (a) For purposes of this section, prescriber means a person authorized to write or issue a prescription pursuant to Section 11150 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) Each board that licenses a prescriber shall develop informational and educational material regarding the federal Drug Enforcement Administrations Three Day Rule, as codified in subsection (b) of Section 1306.07 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, in order to ensure prescriber awareness of existing medication-assisted treatment pathways to serve patients with substance use disorder and shall disseminate the informational and educational material to licensees biannually.(c) The Medical Board of California shall also disseminate the informational and educational material it develops pursuant to subdivision (b) to each acute care hospital in the state biannually.(d) The department and boards may consult with other state agencies as necessary to implement this section.SECTION 1.Section 108 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:108.Each board within the department exists as a separate unit, and has the functions of setting standards, holding meetings, and setting dates thereof, preparing and conducting examinations, passing upon applicants, conducting investigations of violations of laws under its jurisdiction, issuing citations and holding hearings for the revocation of licenses, and the imposing of penalties following those hearings, insofar as these powers are given by statute to each respective board. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Article 10.8 (commencing with Section 750) is added to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, to read: Article 10.8. Three Day Rule for Narcotic Drug Prescriptions750. (a) For purposes of this section, prescriber means a person authorized to write or issue a prescription pursuant to Section 11150 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) Each board that licenses a prescriber shall develop informational and educational material regarding the federal Drug Enforcement Administrations Three Day Rule, as codified in subsection (b) of Section 1306.07 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, in order to ensure prescriber awareness of existing medication-assisted treatment pathways to serve patients with substance use disorder and shall disseminate the informational and educational material to licensees biannually.(c) The Medical Board of California shall also disseminate the informational and educational material it develops pursuant to subdivision (b) to each acute care hospital in the state biannually.(d) The department and boards may consult with other state agencies as necessary to implement this section. SECTION 1. Article 10.8 (commencing with Section 750) is added to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, to read: ### SECTION 1. Article 10.8. Three Day Rule for Narcotic Drug Prescriptions750. (a) For purposes of this section, prescriber means a person authorized to write or issue a prescription pursuant to Section 11150 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) Each board that licenses a prescriber shall develop informational and educational material regarding the federal Drug Enforcement Administrations Three Day Rule, as codified in subsection (b) of Section 1306.07 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, in order to ensure prescriber awareness of existing medication-assisted treatment pathways to serve patients with substance use disorder and shall disseminate the informational and educational material to licensees biannually.(c) The Medical Board of California shall also disseminate the informational and educational material it develops pursuant to subdivision (b) to each acute care hospital in the state biannually.(d) The department and boards may consult with other state agencies as necessary to implement this section. Article 10.8. Three Day Rule for Narcotic Drug Prescriptions750. (a) For purposes of this section, prescriber means a person authorized to write or issue a prescription pursuant to Section 11150 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) Each board that licenses a prescriber shall develop informational and educational material regarding the federal Drug Enforcement Administrations Three Day Rule, as codified in subsection (b) of Section 1306.07 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, in order to ensure prescriber awareness of existing medication-assisted treatment pathways to serve patients with substance use disorder and shall disseminate the informational and educational material to licensees biannually.(c) The Medical Board of California shall also disseminate the informational and educational material it develops pursuant to subdivision (b) to each acute care hospital in the state biannually.(d) The department and boards may consult with other state agencies as necessary to implement this section. Article 10.8. Three Day Rule for Narcotic Drug Prescriptions Article 10.8. Three Day Rule for Narcotic Drug Prescriptions 750. (a) For purposes of this section, prescriber means a person authorized to write or issue a prescription pursuant to Section 11150 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) Each board that licenses a prescriber shall develop informational and educational material regarding the federal Drug Enforcement Administrations Three Day Rule, as codified in subsection (b) of Section 1306.07 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, in order to ensure prescriber awareness of existing medication-assisted treatment pathways to serve patients with substance use disorder and shall disseminate the informational and educational material to licensees biannually.(c) The Medical Board of California shall also disseminate the informational and educational material it develops pursuant to subdivision (b) to each acute care hospital in the state biannually.(d) The department and boards may consult with other state agencies as necessary to implement this section. 750. (a) For purposes of this section, prescriber means a person authorized to write or issue a prescription pursuant to Section 11150 of the Health and Safety Code. (b) Each board that licenses a prescriber shall develop informational and educational material regarding the federal Drug Enforcement Administrations Three Day Rule, as codified in subsection (b) of Section 1306.07 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, in order to ensure prescriber awareness of existing medication-assisted treatment pathways to serve patients with substance use disorder and shall disseminate the informational and educational material to licensees biannually. (c) The Medical Board of California shall also disseminate the informational and educational material it develops pursuant to subdivision (b) to each acute care hospital in the state biannually. (d) The department and boards may consult with other state agencies as necessary to implement this section. Each board within the department exists as a separate unit, and has the functions of setting standards, holding meetings, and setting dates thereof, preparing and conducting examinations, passing upon applicants, conducting investigations of violations of laws under its jurisdiction, issuing citations and holding hearings for the revocation of licenses, and the imposing of penalties following those hearings, insofar as these powers are given by statute to each respective board.