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Legislative Update June 9, 2008
Author: Kathy Lynch
Legislative Update
By Kathy Lynch, Vice President of Government Affairs
June 10, 2008
This is my last Legislative Update for CPhA. John Cronin will be filling in on the Legislative Update for the remainder of the 2008 Legislative Session. John has been an incredible resource to me throughout my time at CPhA. He is a dedicated lawyer and pharmacist. CPhA is very lucky to have him on contract.
I want to “Thank You” all so very much for the opportunity to represent you in Sacramento. I have been incredibly fortunate to have met so many wonderful, intelligent and thoughtful individuals during my past two+ years at CPhA. I appreciate your generosity and support. There are too many people to thank individually and that, in and of itself, speaks volumes about the members of CPhA. I wish you all the very best!
Below please find an update on the bills from the CPhA watch list that will be heard this week.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at klynch@cpha.com. I will have access to my email for a few more weeks in order to make certain that all of your questions are answered timely and/or are forwarded to the appropriate person at CPhA.
Again, thank you very much for everything!
Kathy
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Assembly Judiciary Committee
SB 31 (Simitian) Identification Documents
SB 31 relates to the Information Practices Act of 1977. SB 31 provides that a person or entity that intentionally remotely reads or attempts to remotely read a person's identification document using radio waves without his or her knowledge and prior consent shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail, a fine, or both. SB 31 provides that a person who discloses or causes to be disclosed, specified operational system keys shall be punishment by imprisonment, a fine, or both.
CPhA Position: Neutral/Watch
To read the full text of this bill click or cut and paste:
http://www.legislature.ca.gov/cgi-bin/port-postquery?bill_number=sb_31&sess=CUR&house=B&author=simitian
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Senate Health Committee
AB 501 (Swanson) Pharmaceutical Devices
AB 501 requires a pharmaceutical manufacturer whose product is administered for home use through a prefilled syringe, prefilled pen, or other prefilled injection device to arrange to provide, upon a request from a consumer, a postage prepaid, mail-back sharps container that has been approved by the United States Postal Service and the Department of Public Health or a sharps container for the safe storage and transport of sharps to a sharps consolidation location that accepts home-generated sharps waste.
CPhA Position: Neutral/Watch
To read the full text of this bill click or cut and paste:
http://www.legislature.ca.gov/cgi-bin/port-postquery?bill_number=ab_501&sess=CUR&house=B&author=swanson
AB 851 (Brownley) Medi-Cal: Eligibility
AB 851 authorizes individuals who are otherwise eligible under the Medi-Cal program, which provides basic health care services for employed individuals with disabilities, who meet specified income and resource requirements but are temporarily unemployed to elect to remain on the program for a specified period. AB 851 provides additional resource exemptions in determining eligibility under the program and requires a monthly premium.
CPhA Position: Neutral/Watch
To read the full text of this bill click or cut and paste:
http://www.legislature.ca.gov/cgi-bin/port-postquery?bill_number=ab_851&sess=CUR&house=B&author=brownley
AB 1154 (Leno) Diabetes
AB 1154 requires the Department of Health Services to develop and administer a diabetes risk reduction pilot program within the minimum number of counties necessary to represent the demographic populations in the state to review, analyze, and report on the outcomes from integrative care of diabetes through proactive prevention. AB 1154 establishes the Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Pilot Program Fund for the program.
CPhA Position: Support if Amended
To read the full text of this bill click or cut and paste:
http://www.legislature.ca.gov/cgi-bin/port-postquery?bill_number=ab_1154&sess=CUR&house=B&author=leno
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