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SB 1442 · 2017-18

Requires staff help for community pharmacists

Official subject Community pharmacies: staffing.

Became law Chapter 569, Statutes of 2018

Plain-language summary

A community pharmacy cannot require a pharmacist to work while open to the public unless another employee is available to help at all times. If the pharmacy is inside another store, a store employee may fill that role. Certain pharmacies are exempt. Breaking this rule is not a crime.

How these summaries are written

Official summary · Legislative Counsel's Digest

Describes the final version (Chaptered, Sept. 19, 2018).

Read the official summary (2 paragraphs)

Under the Pharmacy Law, the California State Board of Pharmacy licenses and regulates the practice of pharmacy and the conduct of a pharmacy in this state. The Pharmacy Law refers to various types of pharmacies, including community pharmacies, as specified. A knowing violation of that law is a crime.

This bill would prohibit a community pharmacy from requiring a pharmacist to engage in the practice of pharmacy at any time the pharmacy is open to the public, unless either another employee of the pharmacy or, if the pharmacy is located within another establishment, an employee of the establishment within which the pharmacy is located is made available to assist the pharmacist at all times. The bill would exempt certain pharmacies from its provisions, and would specify that violation of its provisions does not constitute a crime.

Official title

An act to add Section 4113.5 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

Timeline

  1. Feb. 16, 2018 Introduced
  2. May 10, 2018 Passed Senate 33 yes, 4 no
  3. Aug. 31, 2018 Passed Assembly
  4. Sept. 12, 2018 Enrolled and sent to the Governor
  5. Sept. 19, 2018 Signed by the Governor
  6. Sept. 19, 2018 Chaptered (became law)
Full official history (29 actions)
  1. Feb. 16, 2018 Introduced: Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
  2. Feb. 20, 2018 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
  3. March 8, 2018 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.
  4. April 2, 2018 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.
  5. April 17, 2018 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1. Page 4697.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  6. April 24, 2018 Set for hearing April 30.
  7. April 30, 2018 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
  8. May 1, 2018 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  9. May 3, 2018 Read third time and amended.
  10. May 3, 2018 Ordered to second reading.
  11. May 7, 2018 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  12. May 10, 2018 Passed Senate: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 4. Page 5007.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  13. May 10, 2018 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  14. May 17, 2018 Referred to Com. on B. & P.
  15. June 11, 2018 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
  16. June 20, 2018 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (June 19).
  17. June 21, 2018 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  18. Aug. 6, 2018 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  19. Aug. 8, 2018 August 8 hearing postponed by committee.
  20. Aug. 15, 2018 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 3.) (August 15).
  21. Aug. 16, 2018 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  22. Aug. 24, 2018 Read third time and amended.
  23. Aug. 24, 2018 Ordered to third reading.
  24. Aug. 31, 2018 Passed Assembly: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
  25. Aug. 31, 2018 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  26. Aug. 31, 2018 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 6169.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  27. Sept. 12, 2018 Enrolled and sent to the Governor: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
  28. Sept. 19, 2018 Signed by the Governor: Approved by the Governor.
  29. Sept. 19, 2018 Chaptered (became law): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 569, Statutes of 2018.