AB 902

This bill exempts third party logistics providers from regulation as prescription

drug wholesale distributors by the Pharmacy Examining Board. The bill also makes

the following changes to the enforcement and disciplinary authority of the

Department of Safety and Professional Services and attached boards and

credentialing boards.

The bill provides that DSPS and its attached boards and credentialing boards

may issue an administrative warning regardless of whether the minor violation for

which the administrative warning is issued is a first occurrence for the credential

holder. Under current law, an administrative warning may be issued only if DSPS

or the relevant board finds that the professional credential holder's violation is a first

occurrence of a minor violation. The bill also allows DSPS and its attached boards

and credentialing boards to summarily limit a credential if certain findings are made

justifying such action. Current law allows agencies to summarily suspend, but not

limit, credentials if such findings are made.

The bill also provides that the interest charged for costs of disciplinary

proceedings is compounded annually. Under current law, DSPS and its attached

boards may charge the credential holder for all or a part of the costs of a disciplinary

proceeding involving that credential holder. Interest upon those costs accrues at the

rate of 12 percent annually. The bill also provides that paralegal and real estate

specialist costs are included in the costs of disciplinary proceedings.